Bursina nobilis

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]

Bursina nobilis
Bursina nobilis shell
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Tonnoidea
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 nobilis Reeve, 1844[3]

Description

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

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Mozambique and the Philippines.

References
  1. Reeve L. A. (1844). Pro. Zool. Soc.
  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.
  • Drivas, J. & M. Jay (1988). Coquillages de La Réunion et de l'île Maurice.
  • "Bufonaria (Bufonaria) nobilis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.


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