Borsonellopsis
Borsonellopsis is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Borsoniidae.[1]
Borsonellopsis | |
---|---|
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Clade: | Caenogastropoda |
Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
Clade: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Conoidea |
Family: | Borsoniidae |
Genus: | Borsonellopsis McLean, 1971 |
Type species | |
Leucosyrinx erosina Dall, 1908 |
Description
In contrast with Borsonella, the shells in this genus are larger in size, have a weakly plicate columella and have a vestigial operculum with an apical nucleus.
Species
McLean included the following species within the genus Borsonellopsis but the database WoRMS still considers them as belonging to Borsonella.
- Borsonella callicesta (Dall, 1902)
- Borsonella diegensis (Dall, 1908)
- Borsonella erosina (Dall, 1908)
gollark: <@229624651314233346> waaaait for navi™
gollark: Well, I think so.
gollark: I have never broken a CPU pin, happily.
gollark: Goodnight. Don't let the ~~bugs~~ *features* bite.
gollark: 128 bit is unlikely and install potatOS.
References
- Borsonella . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 12 August 2011.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.