Borsonia brasiliana
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. brasiliana
Binomial name
Borsonia brasiliana
Tippett, 1983

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

Description

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

This marine species occurs off Northeast Brasil.[2]

References

  1. 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
  2. 1 2 Tippett, Donn L. (28 October 1983). "A New Sinistral Turrid from Brazil (Gastropoda: Turridae)". The Nautilus. American Malacologists, Inc. 97 (4): 135–138. ISSN 0028-1344. LCCN sf80000648. OCLC 1759527. Retrieved 28 July 2023 via Biodiversity Heritage Library.


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