Bursa grayana
| Bursa grayana | |
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| Apertural view of a shell of Bursa grayana | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Littorinimorpha |
| Superfamily: | Tonnoidea |
| Family: | Bursidae |
| Genus: | Bursa |
| Species: | B. grayana |
| Binomial name | |
| Bursa grayana Dunker, 1862 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Bursa pacamoni Matthews & Coelho, 1971  Apertural view of a shell of Bursa grayana (Dunker, 1862) | |
Bursa grayana is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Bursidae, the frog shells.[1]
Distribution
This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico; in the Atlantic Ocean off Brazil.
Description
The maximum recorded shell length is 55 mm.[2]
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 93 m.[2]
References
- 1 2 Bursa grayana Dunker, 1862. WoRMS (2010). Bursa grayana Dunker, 1862. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419774 on 19 June 2010.
- 1 2 3 Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.
- Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.
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