''Bursina'' is a
genus of
sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for slow-moving marine gastropod molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguished from snails primarily by the ...
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 ...
mollusks 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 snails in the clade Littorinimorpha. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Bursidae Thiele, 1925. A ...
, the frog shells.
Species
Species within the genus ''Bursina'' include:
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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
''Bursina fernandezi'' is a species of sea snail, a marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusk in the family (biology), family Bursidae, the frog shells.
References
Bursidae
Gastropods described in 1977
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'' (Beu, 1977)
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Bursina fijiensis
''Bursina fijiensis'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Bursidae, the frog shells.
Description
The length of the shell varies between 40 mm and 65 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs ...
'' (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
''Bursina nobilis'', common name the noble frog shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Bursidae
The Bursidae, common name "frog snails" or "frog shells", are a rather small taxonomic family of large sea ...
'' (Reeve, 1844)
References
External links
Bursidae
{{Bursidae-stub