Bursa tuberosissima
Bursa tuberosissima | |
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Bursa tuberosissima | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
(unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Littorinimorpha |
Superfamily: | Tonnoidea |
Family: | Bursidae |
Genus: | Bursa |
Species: | B. tuberosissima |
Binomial name | |
Bursa tuberosissima (Reeve, 1844) | |
Synonyms[1] | |
Bursa leo Shikama, 1964 |
Bursa tuberosissima, common name : the yellow mouthed frog shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Bursidae, the frog shells.[1]
Description
The shell size varies between 20 mm and 62 mm
Distribution
This species is distributed in the seas along the Philippines and Australia.
References
- 1 2 Bursa tuberosissima (Reeve, 1844). WoRMS (2010). Bursa tuberosissima (Reeve, 1844). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=476456 on 27 November 2010.
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