Borsonia hirondelleae

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Borsonia hirondelleae
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Original drawing of a shell of Borsonia hirondelleae
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Borsoniidae
Genus: Borsonia
Species:
B. hirondelleae
Binomial name
Borsonia hirondelleae
(Dautzenberg, 1891)
Synonyms [1]
  • Leucosyrinx circumcinctumLocard, E.A.A., 1897
  • Leucosyrinx erranea(Locard, E.A.A., 1897)
  • Pleurotoma circumcinctumLocard, 1897
  • Pleurotoma denudatumLocard, 1897
  • Pleurotoma erraneumLocard, 1897
  • Pleurotoma hirondelleaeDautzenberg, 1891 (original combination)
  • Pleurotoma scitulinumLocard, 1897

Borsonia hirondelleae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Borsoniidae. [1] The specific name hirondelleae refers to the ship Hirondelle, that was used to collect molluscs from the Bay of Biscay. [2]

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Description

The size of the shell attains 32 mm, its width : 12 mm. The shell is not very solid, whitish, and has a fusiform shape. The rather high shell is turriculate and contains seven convex whorls, subangular at the periphery, separated by a simple suture. The whorls contain longitudinal, nodulose ribs (13 on the penultimate whorl). The aperture is narrow and is half as long as the length of the shell. The front of the columella is slightly twisted and has a small callus. The outer lip is simple and sharp. It forms a rather narrow sinus. [2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Morocco, off the Azores and in the Bay of Biscay.

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References

  1. 1 2 Borsonia hirondelleae (Dautzenberg, 1891) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 6 December 2018.
  2. 1 2 Dautzenberg, P. (1891) Contribution la faune malacologique du Golfe de Gascogne ; Mémoires de la Société Zoologique de France 4: 604-619
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