Bursina borisbeckeri
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| Bursina borisbeckeri | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Littorinimorpha |
| Superfamily: | Tonnoidea |
| Family: | Bursidae |
| Genus: | Bursina |
| Species: | B. borisbeckeri |
| Binomial name | |
| Bursina borisbeckeri (Parth, 1996) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Bufonaria (Bufonaria) borisbeckeri Parth, 1966 | |
Bursina borisbeckeri is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Bursidae, the frog shells.[1]
The species is named after the German tennis player, Boris Becker.[2]
The distinction from Bursina gnorima is uncertain. [1] The shell size varies between 30 and 52 mm. This species is distributed in the seas along the Philippines.
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Bursina borisbeckeri (Parth, 1996). WoRMS (2010). Bursina borisbeckeri (Parth, 1996). 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=476458 on 3 February 2011.
- ↑ Curiosities of Biological Nomenclature
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