| Bursina borisbeckeri | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Bursidae |
| Genus: | Bursina |
| Species: | B. borisbeckeri |
| Binomial name | |
| Bursina borisbeckeri (Parth, 1996) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Bufonaria (Bufonaria) borisbeckeri Parth, 1996 | |
Bursina borisbeckeri is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Bursidae, the frog shells.
The species is named after the German tennis player, Boris Becker.
The distinction from Bursina gnorima is uncertain. The shell size varies between 30 and 52 mm. This species is distributed in the seas along the Philippines.
See also
References
- (in German) Parth M. (1996). "Beschreibung einer neuen Bursidae von den Philippinen sowie Bemerkungen zur Systematik in der Familie Bursidae". Spixiana 19(1): 129-135.
- ^ Bursina borisbeckeri (Parth, 1996). WoRMS (2010). Bursina borisbeckeri (Parth, 1996). 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=476458 on 3 February 2011 .
- Curiosities of Biological Nomenclature
External links
- "Bufonaria (Bufonaria) borisbeckeri". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 3 February 2011.
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| Bursina borisbeckeri | |
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