Borsonia brasiliana
| Borsonia brasiliana | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Borsoniidae |
| Genus: | Borsonia |
| Species: | B. brasiliana
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| Binomial name | |
| Borsonia brasiliana Tippett, 1983
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Borsonia brasiliana is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Borsoniidae.[1]
Description
[edit]The size of the shell reaches a length of 10.9-12.2 mm, with a maximum width of 4–5.1 mm. It has a characteristic sinistral coiling of the shell, and its whirl tapers toward its canal.[2]
Distribution
[edit]This marine species occurs off Northeast Brazil.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b WoRMS (2015). Borsonia brasiliana Tippett, 1983. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=433151 on 2016-02-28
- ^ a b Tippett, Donn L. (28 October 1983). "A New Sinistral Turrid from Brazil (Gastropoda: Turridae)". The Nautilus. 97 (4). American Malacologists, Inc.: 135–138. ISSN 0028-1344. LCCN sf80000648. OCLC 1759527. Retrieved 28 July 2023 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.