''Bursina'' is a
genus
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of
sea snail
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s,
marine
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gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
mollusk
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s in the
family
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Bursidae
The Bursidae, common name "frog snails" or "frog shells", are a rather small taxonomic family of large sea snails, marine gastropod predatory snails in the clade Littorinimorpha. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Bursidae Thiele, 1925. A ...
, the frog shells.
Species
Species within the genus ''Bursina'' include:
* ''
Bursina borisbeckeri
''Bursina borisbeckeri'' is a species of sea snail, a marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusk in the family (biology), family Bursidae, the frog shells.
The species is named after the Germans, German tennis player, Boris Becker.
The distinc ...
'' (Parth, 1996)
* ''
Bursina fernandezi'' (Beu, 1977)
* ''
Bursina fijiensis'' (Watson, 1881)
* ''
Bursina gnorima
''Bursina gnorima'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Bursidae
The Bursidae, common name "frog snails" or "frog shells", are a rather small taxonomic family of large sea snails, marine gastropod predatory s ...
'' (Melvilll, 1918)
* ''
Bursina ignobilis'' (Beu, 1987)
* ''
Bursina nobilis'' (Reeve, 1844)
References
External links
Bursidae
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