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

Borsonia symbiotes
Original drawing of two shells of Borsonia symbiotes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Borsoniidae
Genus: Borsonia
Species:
B. symbiotes
Binomial name
Borsonia symbiotes
(Wood-Mason & Alcock, 1891)
Synonyms[1]
  • Benthovoluta nakayasui Habe, 1976
  • Comitas symbiotes (Wood-Mason & Alcock, 1891)
  • Pleurotoma symbiotes Wood-Mason & Alcock, 1891 (original combination)
  • Surcula symbiotes (Wood-Mason & Alcock, 1891)

Description

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The height of the shell attains 70 mm. The shell is remarkable for its peculiar glistening white outer layer, with which it is most beautifully contrasted the pale cinnamon interior.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off the Laccadives and off East India, Malaya and Indonesia.

References

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  1. ^ a b Bouchet, P. (2015). Borsonia symbiotes (Wood-Mason & Alcock, 1891). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=827410 on 2016-03-02
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  • "Comitas symbiotes". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.