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

Borsonellopsis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Borsoniidae
Genus: Borsonellopsis
McLean, 1971
Type species
Leucosyrinx erosina
Dall, 1908

Description

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In contrast with Borsonella, the shells in this genus are larger in size, have a weakly plicate columella and have a vestigial operculum with an apical nucleus.

Species

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McLean included the following species within the genus Borsonellopsis but the database WoRMS still considers them as belonging to Borsonella.

References

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  1. ^ Borsonella. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 12 August 2011.
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