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Borsonellopsis

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Borsonellopsis is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Borsoniidae.

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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

    Borsonellopsis Wikipedia


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