Bursa grayana

Bursa grayana
Apertural view of a shell of Bursa grayana
Scientific classification
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 is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Bursidae, the frog shells. ^[1]

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]

References

1. 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. 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 .

• Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.

External links

• "Bursa grayana". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.