Paraborsonia

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Paraborsonia
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Paraborsonia lindae
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Borsoniidae
Genus: Paraborsonia
Pilsbry, 1922
Type species
Mitra varicosaG. B. Sowerby I, 1850
Synonyms [1]

Borsonia (Paraborsonia)Pilsbry, 1922 (original rank)

Contents

Paraborsonia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Borsoniidae. [1]

Species

Species within the genus Paraborsonia include:

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References

  1. 1 2 MolluscaBase (2018). Paraborsonia Pilsbry, 1922. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=432524 on 2018-02-20