Bursina borisbeckeri

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]

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. 1 2 3 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.
  2. Curiosities of Biological Nomenclature

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