Bursa grayana

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]

Bursa pacomoni Matthews & Coelho, 1971

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

Contents

Distribution

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. ^ a b 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.
  2. ^ a b c 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.