Bursa lamarckii (Lamarck's frog shell) is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Bursidae, the frog shells.[1]
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| Shell of Bursa lamarckii (Deshayes, 1853) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Bursidae |
| Genus: | Bursa |
| Species: | B. lamarckii
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| Bursa lamarckii (Deshayes, 1853)
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Description edit
The shell size varies between 33 mm and 80 mm.
Distribution edit
This species occurs in the Red Sea and in the central and west Indo-Pacific region; also off the Philippines.
Etymology edit
The snail is named after Jean-Baptiste Lamarck.
References edit
- ^ a b Bursa lamarckii (Deshayes, 1853). WoRMS (2010). Bursa lamarckii (Deshayes, 1853). 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=476453 on 30 October 2010 .
- Sheppard, A (1984). The molluscan fauna of Chagos (Indian Ocean) and an analysis of its broad distribution patterns. Coral Reefs 3: 43–50.
- Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. China Science Press. 1267 pp.
- Steyn, D. G.; Lussi, M. (2005). Offshore Shells of Southern Africa: A pictorial guide to more than 750 Gastropods. Published by the authors. pp. i–vi, 1–289.
External links edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bursa lamarckii.
- "Bursa (Bursa) lamarcki". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 30 October 2010.
- Parth, M. (1990). Bursa muehlhaeusseri, spec. nov. und Bursa angioyorum, spec. nov., zwei neue Bursiden von den Philippinen (Gastropoda, Bursidae). Spixiana. 13 (2): 217-221
- Beu A.G. (1998). Résultats des Campagnes MUSORSTOM: 19. Indo-West Pacific Ranellidae, Bursidae and Personidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda), a monograph of the New Caledonian fauna and revisions of related taxa. Mémoires du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle. 178: 1-255
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