Bursa grayana

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Bursa grayana
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Apertural view of a shell of Bursa grayana
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Bursidae
Genus: Bursa
Species:
B. grayana
Binomial name
Bursa grayana
Dunker, 1862
Synonyms [1]

Bursa pacamoniMatthews & Coelho, 1971

Apertural view of a shell of Bursa grayana (Dunker, 1862) Bursa grayana.jpg
Apertural view of a shell of Bursa grayana (Dunker, 1862)

Bursa grayana is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Bursidae, the frog shells. [1]

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Distribution

This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico; in the Atlantic Ocean off Brazil.

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 55 mm. [2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 0 m. [2] Maximum recorded depth is 93 m. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Bursa grayana Dunker, 1862 . WoRMS (2010). Bursa grayana Dunker, 1862. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419774 on 19 June 2010 .
  2. 1 2 3 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.