Bursa natalensis

Bursa natalensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Tonnoidea
Family: Bursidae
Genus: Bursa
Species: B. natalensis
Binomial name
Bursa natalensis
Coelho & Matthews, 1970

Bursa natalensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Bursidae, the frog shells.[1]

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 84.7 mm.[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 40 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 780 m.[2]

References

  1. Bursa natalensis Coelho & Matthews, 1970. WoRMS (2010). Bursa natalensis Coelho & Matthews, 1970. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419775 on 19 June 2010.
  2. 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.

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