Borsonellopsis
Genus of gastropods
| Borsonellopsis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Borsoniidae |
| Genus: | Borsonellopsis McLean, 1971 |
| Type species | |
| Leucosyrinx erosina Dall, 1908 | |
Borsonellopsis is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Borsoniidae.[1]
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)
References
- ^ Borsonella. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 12 August 2011.
- McLean, J.H. (1971) A revised classification of the family Turridae, with the proposal of new subfamilies, genera, and subgenera from the Eastern Pacific. The Veliger, 14, 114–130
External links
- Bouchet P., Kantor Yu.I., Sysoev A. & Puillandre N. (2011) A new operational classification of the Conoidea. Journal of Molluscan Studies 77: 273-308.
