Dulcerana granularis

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Dulcerana granularis
Bursa granularis 01.JPG
A shell of Dulcerana granularis (Röding, 1798)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Bursidae
Genus: Dulcerana
Species:
D. granularis
Binomial name
Dulcerana granularis
(Röding, 1798)
Synonyms [1]
  • Biplex rubicola Perry, 1811
  • Bursa affinis(Broderip, 1833)
  • Bursa affinis granularis(Röding, 1798)
  • Bursa alfredensisTurton, 1932
  • Bursa cumingiana Dunker, 1862
  • Bursa granifera(Lamarck, 1816)
  • Bursa granularis f. affinis(Broderip, 1833)
  • Bursa granularis f. alfredensisTurton, 1932
  • Bursa kowiensisTurton, 1932
  • Bursa lividaReeve, 1844
  • Colubrellina granularis(Röding, 1798)
  • Ranella granifera Lamarck, 1816
  • Tritonium granulareRöding, 1798 (basionym)
  • Tritonium jabickRöding, 1798

Dulcerana granularis, common name the granular frog shell, is a species of medium-sized sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Bursidae, the frog shells. [1]

Contents

Apertural view of Dulcerana granularis (Roding, 1798) with operculum. Bursa granularis 2.jpg
Apertural view of Dulcerana granularis (Röding, 1798) with operculum.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Indo-West Pacific, off New Zealand, in the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and the Lesser Antilles.

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 85 mm. [2] [3]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 0 m. [2] Maximum recorded depth is 256 m. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Dulcerana granularis (Röding, 1798). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1472303 on 2023-07-20
  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.
  3. New Zealand Mollusca: Bursa gramularis