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Borsonia zelandica

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Gastropoda

Clade
  
Hypsogastropoda

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Clade
  
Caenogastropoda

Clade
  
Neogastropoda

Borsonia zelandica is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Borsoniidae.

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Description

The spiral ornament consists of four wavy cords between the keel and the lower suture. The suture is margined by a stout swelling. There are 6 to 7 axials per whorl with wider interstices.

Distribution

This extinct marine species was endemic to New Zealand

References

Borsonia zelandica Wikipedia