| Bursa lamarckii | |
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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 |
| Binomial name | |
| Bursa lamarckii (Deshayes, 1853) | |
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Bursa lamarckii (Lamarck's frog shell) is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Bursidae, the frog shells.
Description
The shell size varies between 33 mm and 80 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Red Sea and in the central and west Indo-Pacific region; also off the Philippines.
Etymology
The snail is named after Jean-Baptiste Lamarck.
References
- ^ 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. (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
- "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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