Bursa tuberosissima

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.[1]

Bursa tuberosissima
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Tonnoidea
Family:
Bursidae
Genus:
Bursa
Species:
B. tuberosissima
Binomial name
Bursa tuberosissima
(Reeve, 1844)
Synonyms[1]

Bursa leo Shikama, 1964
Ranella tuberosissima Reeve, 1844

Description

The shell size varies between 20 mm and 62 mm

Distribution

This species is distributed in the seas along the Philippines and Australia.

References
  1. Bursa tuberosissima (Reeve, 1844). WoRMS (2010). Bursa tuberosissima (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=476456 on 27 November 2010 .
  • "Bursa (Bursa) tuberosissima". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 27 November 2010.


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