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Borsonia ochracea

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Borsonia ochracea
Original image of a shell of Borsonia ochracea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Borsoniidae
Genus: Borsonia
Species:
B. ochracea
Binomial name
Borsonia ochracea
Thiele, 1925

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

Description

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Distribution

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This marine species occurs off East Africa from Zanzibar to the Gulf of Aden at depths between 693 m and 1644 m.

References

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  1. ^ a b WoRMS (2015). Borsonia ochracea Thiele, 1925. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=433156 on 2016-03-02