Bursina nobilis

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Bursina nobilis
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Bursina nobilis shell
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Bursidae
Genus: Bursina
Species:
B. nobilis
Binomial name
Bursina nobilis
(Reeve, 1844)[1]
Synonyms[3]
  • Bufonaria (Bufonaria) nobilis (Reeve, L.A., 1844)
  • Bursa nobilis (Reeve, 1844)
  • Ranella nobilis Reeve, 1844[2]

Bursina nobilis, common name the noble frog shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Bursidae, the frog shells.[3]

Description

The length of the shell varies between 25 mm and 113 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Mozambique and the Philippines.

References

  1. Reeve L. A. (1844). Pro. Zool. Soc.
  2. Reeve L. A. (1844). Conchologia iconica, or, Illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals. London. 2: plate IV, fig. 16.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Bursina nobilis (Reeve, 1844). WoRMS (2010). Bursina nobilis (Reeve, 1844). 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=476463 on 5 October 2012 .
  • Drivas, J. & M. Jay (1988). Coquillages de La Réunion et de l'île Maurice.

External links

  • "Bufonaria (Bufonaria) nobilis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.