Bursa bubo lissostoma

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Bursa bubo lissostoma
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Gastropoda Order: Sorbeoconcha Family: Bursidae Genus: Bursa Species: B. bubo Subspecies: B. bubo lissostoma
Trinomial name
Bursa bubo lissostoma E. A. Smith, 1914

Bursa bubo lissostoma is a subspecies of very large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Bursidae, known as the frog shells.

Contents 1 Distribution 2 Habitat 3 Shell description 4 References

[edit] Distribution

This subspecies is endemic to the Indo-Pacific oceans.

[edit] Habitat

This frog shell is found from low water to depths up to 180 m.

[edit] Shell description

The shell is large with long, pointed peripheral tubercles, and a dilated outer lip. The apertural callus is pinkish, with a rim of bright orange-red just within the aperture.

The shell height is up to 167 mm, and width is up to 107 mm.

[edit] References

• Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1