Borsonella galapagana

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Borsonella galapagana
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Borsoniidae
Genus: Borsonella
Species:
B. galapagana
Binomial name
Borsonella galapagana
McLean & Poorman, 1971

Borsonella galapagana is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Borsoniidae.[1]

Description

The shell grows to a length of 15 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off the Galapagos Islands.

References

  • McLean, J.H. & Poorman, R. (1971) New species of tropical Eastern Pacific Turridae. The Veliger, 14, 89–113.

External links

  • "Borsonella (Borsonella) galapagana". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 13 August 2011.Error: "Q4946685" is not a valid Wikidata entity ID.