Borsonella galapagana is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Borsoniidae.[1]
| Borsonella galapagana | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Borsoniidae |
| Genus: | Borsonella |
| Species: | B. galapagana
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| Binomial name | |
| Borsonella galapagana McLean & Poorman, 1971
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Description
editThe shell grows to a length of 15 mm.
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Distribution
editThis species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off the Galapagos Islands.
References
edit- ^ a b Borsonella galapagana McLean & Poorman, 1971. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 13 August 2011.
- McLean J.H. & Poorman R (1971). "New species of tropical Eastern Pacific Turridae". The Veliger. 14: 89–113.
External links
edit- "Borsonella (Borsonella) galapagana". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 13 August 2011.