Bursa lamarckii

Bursa lamarckii (Lamarck's frog shell) is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Bursidae, the frog shells.[1]

Bursa lamarckii
Apertural view of Bursa lamarckii (Deshayes, 1853)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Tonnoidea
Family:
Bursidae
Genus:
Bursa
Species:
B. lamarckii
Binomial name
Bursa lamarckii
(Deshayes, 1853)
Synonyms[1]
  • Bursa angioyorum Parth, 1990
  • Bursa muehlhaeusseri Parth, 1990
  • Ranella lamarckii Deshayes, 1853 (basionym)
  • Bufonaria lamarckii (Deshayes, 1853)
  • Bursa lamarkii (Deshayes, 1853) (misspelling)

Description

The shell size varies between 33 mm and 80 mm.

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Red Sea and in the central and west Indo-Pacific region.

References
  1. Bursa lamarckii (Deshayes, 1853). WoRMS (2010). Bursa lamarckii (Deshayes, 1853). 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=476453 on 30 October 2010 .
  • Sheppard, A (1984). The molluscan fauna of Chagos (Indian Ocean) and an analysis of its broad distribution patterns. Coral Reefs 3: 43-50.
  • "Bursa (Bursa) lamarcki". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 30 October 2010.


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