Bursina nobilis

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Bursina nobilis
Naturalis Biodiversity Center - RMNH.MOL.193933 - Bursina nobilis (Reeve, 1844) - Bursidae - Mollusc shell.jpeg
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[3]
  • Bufonaria (Bufonaria) nobilis (Reeve, L.A., 1844)
  • Bursa nobilis (Reeve, 1844)
  • Ranella nobilis Reeve, 1844[2]

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.[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).
  2. ^ Reeve L. A. (1844). Conchologia iconica, or, Illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals. London. 2: plate IV, fig. 16.
  3. ^ a b 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 .
  • Drivas, J. & M. Jay (1988). Coquillages de La Réunion et de l'île Maurice.

External links[]

  • "Bufonaria (Bufonaria) nobilis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.


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