Biology:Bursa ranelloides
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Short description: Species of gastropod
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| Bursa ranelloides shell | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Bursidae |
| Genus: | Bursa |
| Species: | B. ranelloides
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| Binomial name | |
| Bursa ranelloides (Reeve, 1844)
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Bursa ranelloides is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Bursidae, the frog shells.[1]
Distribution
This species occurs in European waters, the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico; and off South Africa , the Philippines and Japan .
Description
The maximum recorded shell length of Bursa ranelloides tenuisculpta is 75 mm.[2]
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth of Bursa ranelloides tenuisculpta is 30 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 250 m.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Bursa ranelloides (Reeve, 1844). WoRMS (2010). Bursa (Bufonariella) ranelloides (Reeve, 1844). 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=138942 on 5 October 2012 .
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.
- Kosuge S. (1979) Report on the Mollusca on guyots from the Central Pacific collected by the 2nd and 3rd cruises of R/V Kaiyomaru in 1972 to 73 with descriptions of twelve new species. Bulletin of the Institute of Malacology, Tokyo 1(2): 24-35, pls 5-6. [30 November 1979] page(s): 31, pl. 5 fig. 5, pl. 6 fig. 23
- Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213
- Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.
External links
- "Bursa (Colubrellina) ranelloides ranelloides" (in en). Gastropods.com. http://www.gastropods.com/4/Shell_7814.shtml.
Wikidata ☰ Q3137012 entry
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