Bursa granularis

Bursa granularis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Tonnoidea
Family: Bursidae
Genus: Bursa
Species: B. granularis
Binomial name
Bursa granularis
(Röding, 1798)
Synonyms[1]

Biplex rubicola Perry, 1811
Bursa alfredensis Turton, 1932
Bursa corrugata lineata Nowell-Usticke, 1959
Bursa cubaniana intermedia Nowell-Usticke, 1959
Bursa cumingiana Dunker, 1862
Bursa kowiensis Turton, 1932
Ranella affinis Broderip, 1833
Ranella cubaniana d’Orbigny, 1841
Ranella granifera Lamarck, 1816
Ranella livida Reeve, 1844
Tritonium granularis Röding, 1798
Tritonium jabick Röding, 1798

Bursa granularis, common name the granular frog shell, 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 65 mm.[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 256 m.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Bursa granularis (Röding, 1798). WoRMS (2009). Bursa granularis (Röding, 1798). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=216964 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.