Borsonia epigona

Borsonia epigona
	Original drawing of a shell of Borsonia epigona
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Borsoniidae
Genus:	Borsonia
Species:	B. epigona
Binomial name
	Borsonia epigona; von Martens, 1901

Borsonia epigona is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Borsoniidae.^[1]

Description

This sea snail has a type of shell called a fusiform shell. The size of it can vary, though. The length can vary between 23 mm and 28 mm, and the width can change depending on many things, as most shells are not perfectly sized in some way. The shell of the Borsonia epigona is usually a whitish color, but may vary depending on where you are in the region it is found. The shell is rounded upwards in a spiral, and rough rather that smooth.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off West Sumatra at depths between 614 m and 677 m.

References

^ ^a ^b WoRMS (2015). Borsonia epigona Martens, 1901. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=433153 on 2016-02-29

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[WoRMS-1] WoRMS (2015). Borsonia epigona Martens, 1901. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=433153 on 2016-02-29

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