Bursidae
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Bursidae is a taxonomic family of large sea snails, marine gastropod snails in the order Sorbeoconcha. The species in this family are often commonly called frog shells.
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[edit] Range of distribution
Species in this family occur in tropical oceans, including the Indo-Pacific, the Caribbean Sea and other marginal warm seas.
[edit] Shell description
The anterior and posterior canals are well developed. The varices are often in two continuous series, one down each side of the shell. A periostracum is usually absent.
[edit] Anatomy
The radula is distinctive, the central tooth being saddle-shaped, with long basal limbs, each bearing a cusp-like spur upon its face.
[edit] Genera and species
- Genus Bufonaria Schumacher, 1817
- Bufonaria bufo (Bruguiere, 1792) - chestnut frogsnail
- Genus Bursa Roding, 1798
- Genus Crossata Jousseaume, 1881
- Crossata californica (Hinds, 1843) - California frogsnail
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[edit] References
- Bursidae (TSN 73106). Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
