Borsonia
Borsonia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Borsoniidae.[2]
Description
The fusiform shell has an elevated spire and a well-marked siphonal canal. The columella has one or two strong plications. The anal sinus of the outer lip is not deep There is an opening in the infrasutural depression of the body whorl.[3]
Species
Species within the genus Borsonia include:
- Borsonia armata Boettger, 1895
- Borsonia brasiliana Tippett, 1983
- Borsonia ceroplasta (Watson, 1881)
- Borsonia epigona Martens, 1901
- Borsonia hirondelleae (Dautzenberg, 1891)
- Borsonia jaffa Cotton, 1947
- Borsonia jaya Sysoev, 1997
- Borsonia ochracea Thiele, 1925
- Borsonia saccoi Dall, 1908
- Borsonia silicea (Watson, 1881)
- Borsonia smithi Schepman, 1913
- Borsonia symbiophora Sysoev, 1996
- Borsonia syngenes (Watson, 1881)
- Borsonia timorensis (Schepman, 1913)
- Species brought into synonymy
- Borsonia agassizii Dall, 1908 : synonym of Borsonella agassizii (Dall, 1908)
- Borsonia bifasciata Pease, 1860 : synonym of Kermia bifasciata (Pease, 1860)
- Borsonia coronadoi Dall, 1908: synonym of [[Borsonella coronadoi]] (Dall, 1908)
- Borsonia crassicostata Pease, 1860: synonym of Lienardia crassicostata (Pease, 1860)
- Borsonia diegensis Dall, 1908 : synonym of Borsonella diegensis (Dall, 1908)
- Borsonia lutea Pease, 1860 : synonym of Kermia lutea (Pease, 1860)
- Borsonia nebulosa Pease, 1860 : synonym of Pseudodaphnella nebulosa (Pease, 1860)
- Borsonia rouaultii Dall, 1889 : synonym of Cordieria rouaultii (Dall, 1889)
References
- Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213