Bursa quirihorai

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

Bursa quirihorai
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Tonnoidea
Family:
Bursidae
Genus:
Bursa
Species:
B. quirihorai
Binomial name
Bursa quirihorai
Beu, 1987
Synonyms[1]

Bursa (Colubrellina) quirihorai Beu, 1987

Description

This species was named after Quirino Hora from Panglao, Bohol, whose family owns the extensive Nova Shell Museum.

References
  1. Bursa quirihorai Beu, 1987. WoRMS (2009). Bursa quirihorai Beu, 1987. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=345794 on 19 June 2010 .


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