Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Borsoniidae
Alternative spellings: Borsonia (Borsonella), Spirotropis (Borsonella)
Parent taxon: Borsoniidae according to P. Bouchet et al. 2011
See also Grant, IV and Gale 1931, MacNeil 1960, Olsson 1964, Sepkoski 2002 and Todd 2001
Sister taxon: Zemacies
Subtaxa: Borsonella (Borsonella) Borsonella angelana Borsonella barbarensis Borsonella bartschi Borsonella hooveri Borsonella merriami Borsonella nuncapatia Borsonella nychia Borsonella pinosensis Spirotropis (Borsonella) abarbarea Spirotropis (Borsonella) coronadoi Spirotropis (Borsonella) diegensis Spirotropis (Borsonella) omphale
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (14: California collections)
• Pliocene of Costa Rica (1), Ecuador (1)
• Miocene of Chile (1), Panama (1)
• Oligocene of United States (1: Washington)
Total: 19 collections including 29 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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