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

Borsonia zelandica
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. zelandica
Binomial name
Borsonia zelandica
(P. Marshall, 1919)

Description

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The spiral ornament consists of four wavy cords between the keel and the lower suture. The suture is margined by a stout swelling. There are 6 to 7 axials per whorl with wider interstices.[2]

Distribution

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This extinct marine species was endemic to New Zealand

References

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  1. ^ a b Marshall, B. (2015). Borsonia zelandica (P. Marshall, 1919) †. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=831617 on 2016-02-29
  2. ^ Finlay, H. J. "New shells from New Zealand Tertiary beds." Transactions of the New Zealand Institute. Vol. 56. 1926
  • Maxwell, P.A. (2009). Cenozoic Mollusca. pp 232–254 in Gordon, D.P. (ed.) New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume one. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch.