Bursina nobilis

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Bursina nobilis
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Bursina nobilis shell
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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 [2]
  • Bufonaria (Bufonaria) nobilis(Reeve, L.A., 1844)
  • Bursa nobilis(Reeve, 1844)
  • Ranella nobilisReeve, 1844 [3]

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. [2]

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Description

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

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Mozambique and the Philippines.

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bursidae</span> Family of gastropods

The Bursidae, common name "frog snails" or "frog shells", are a rather small taxonomic family of large sea snails, marine gastropod predatory snails in the clade Littorinimorpha.

<i>Bursa</i> (gastropod) Genus of gastropods

Bursa is a genus of large sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Bursidae, the frog snails or frog shells.

<i>Bufonaria</i> Genus of gastropods

Bufonaria is a genus of medium-large sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Bursidae, the "frog snails".

<i>Bufonaria cavitensis</i> Species of gastropod

Bufonaria cavitensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Bursidae, the frog shells.

<i>Bufonaria cristinae</i> Species of gastropod

Bufonaria cristinae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Bursidae, the frog shells.

<i>Bufonaria crumena</i> Species of gastropod

Bufonaria crumena is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Bursidae, the frog shells.

<i>Bufonaria echinata</i> Species of gastropod

Bufonaria echinata, the spiny frog shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Bursidae, the frog shells.

<i>Bufonaria foliata</i> Species of gastropod

Bufonaria foliata, common name the frilled frog shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Bursidae, the frog shells.

<i>Bufonaria margaritula</i> Species of gastropod

Bufonaria margaritula is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Bursidae, the frog shells.

<i>Bufonaria perelegans</i> Species of gastropod

Bufonaria perelegans is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the frog shellfamily, Bursidae.

<i>Bufonaria rana</i> Species of gastropod

Bufonaria rana is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Bursidae, the frog shells.

<i>Bursa ranelloides</i> Species of gastropod

Bursa ranelloides is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Bursidae, the frog shells.

<i>Bursa tuberosissima</i> Species of gastropod

Bursa tuberosissima, common name : the yellow mouthed frog shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Bursidae, the frog shells.

<i>Bursina borisbeckeri</i> Species of gastropod

Bursina borisbeckeri is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Bursidae, the frog shells.

<i>Bursina fijiensis</i> Species of gastropod

Bursina fijiensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Bursidae, the frog shells.

<i>Bursina ignobilis</i> Species of gastropod

Bursina ignobilis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Bursidae, the frog shells.

<i>Marsupina bufo</i> Species of gastropod

Marsupina bufo, common name the chestnut frog shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Bursidae, the frog shells.

<i>Marsupina nana</i> Species of gastropod

Marsupina nana is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Bursidae, the frog Shells.

<i>Bursina</i> Genus of gastropods

Bursina is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Bursidae, the frog shells.

<i>Ranularia sarcostoma</i> Species of gastropod

Ranularia sarcostoma, common name : the flesh-coloured hairy triton, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cymatiidae.

References

  1. Reeve L. A. (1844). Pro. Zool. Soc.
  2. 1 2 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 .
  3. Reeve L. A. (1844). Conchologia iconica, or, Illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals. London. 2: plate IV, fig. 16.