Bursina fijiensis

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Bursina fijiensis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Bursidae
Genus: Bursina
Species:
B. fijiensis
Binomial name
Bursina fijiensis
(Watson, 1881)
Synonyms [1]
  • Bursa fijiensis(Watson, 1881)
  • Bursa (Colubrellina) fijiensis(Watson, 1881)
  • Ranella fijiensisWatson, 1881
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Bursina fijiensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Bursidae, the frog shells. [1]

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Description

The length of the shell varies between 40 mm and 65 mm. It reproduces through broadcast spawning with embryos developing into planktonic trocophore larvae, then juvenile veligers, then fully grown adults. [2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Fiji, Eastern Australia and the Philippines at 280-300m. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 Bursina fijiensis (Watson, 1881) . WoRMS (2010). Bursina fijiensis (Watson, 1881). 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=476460 on 5 October 2012 .
  2. 1 2 "Bursina fijiensis". www.sealifebase.se. Retrieved 2025-11-14.