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Borsonia brasiliana Tippett 1983

Borsonia brasiliana

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Borsonia brasiliana is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Borsoniidae.^[1]

Description

The size of the shell attains 13 mm. It has a characteristic sinistral coiling of the shell.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Northeast Brasil.

References

^ ^a ^b WoRMS (2015). Borsonia brasiliana Tippett, 1983. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=433151 on 2016-02-28

Don L. Tippett, .A new sinistral turrid from Brazil (Gastropoda: Turridae); The Nautilus v.97 (1983)

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Borsonia brasiliana: Brief Summary

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

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