Bursina borisbeckeri

Bursina borisbeckeri is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Bursidae, the frog shells.[2]

Bursina borisbeckeri
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Tonnoidea
Family:
Bursidae
Genus:
Bursina
Species:
B. borisbeckeri
Binomial name
Bursina borisbeckeri
(Parth, 1996)[1]
Synonyms[2]

Bufonaria (Bufonaria) borisbeckeri Parth, 1996

The species is named after the German tennis player, Boris Becker.[3]

The distinction from Bursina gnorima is uncertain.[2] The shell size varies between 30 and 52 mm. This species is distributed in the seas along the Philippines.

See also

References
  1. (in German) Parth M. (1996). "Beschreibung einer neuen Bursidae von den Philippinen sowie Bemerkungen zur Systematik in der Familie Bursidae". Spixiana 19(1): 129-135.
  2. Bursina borisbeckeri (Parth, 1996). WoRMS (2010). Bursina borisbeckeri (Parth, 1996). 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=476458 on 3 February 2011 .
  3. Curiosities of Biological Nomenclature
  • "Bufonaria (Bufonaria) borisbeckeri". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 3 February 2011.


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