Deep-Sea taxon details
Borsonia silicea (R. B. Watson, 1881)
433157 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:433157)
accepted
Species
Pleurotoma (Borsonia) silicea R. B. Watson, 1881 · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Pleurotoma (Borsonia) silicea R. B. Watson, 1881) Watson, R.B. (1881). Mollusca of H.M.S. Challenger Expedition. Parts VIII, IX, X. <em>Journal of the Linnean Society, Zoology.</em> 15: 388-475., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37088539
page(s): 474-475 [details]
page(s): 474-475 [details]
Type locality contained in Brazilian Exclusive Economic Zone
type locality contained in Brazilian Exclusive Economic Zone [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Borsonia silicea (R. B. Watson, 1881). Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://marinespecies.org/DeepSea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=433157 on 2026-06-08
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Borsonia silicea (R. B. Watson, 1881). Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=433157 on 2026-06-08
original description
(of Pleurotoma (Borsonia) silicea R. B. Watson, 1881) Watson, R.B. (1881). Mollusca of H.M.S. Challenger Expedition. Parts VIII, IX, X. <em>Journal of the Linnean Society, Zoology.</em> 15: 388-475., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37088539
page(s): 474-475 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Natural History Museum, London (NHM): Collections Management Database System. [details]
page(s): 474-475 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Natural History Museum, London (NHM): Collections Management Database System. [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
