Biology:Bursa rhodostoma
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Short description: Species of gastropod
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| Apertural view of Bursa rhodostoma (Sowerby, 1835) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Bursidae |
| Genus: | Bursa |
| Species: | B. rhodostoma
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| Bursa rhodostoma (G. B. Sowerby II, 1835)
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Bursa rhodostoma, common name the Wine-mouth frog shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Bursidae, the frog shells.[1]
Bursa rhodostoma thomae (d’Orbigny, 1847) is a recognized subspecies.[2][3]
Apertural view of Bursa rhodostoma thomae (d’Orbigny, 1847) with operculum.
Distribution
This marine species has a wide distribution. It is found in European waters, in the Atlantic Ocean off the Canary Islands, Madeira and the Cape Verdes, in the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and the Lesser Antilles, in the Red Sea, in the Indian Ocean off Aldabra, Chagos, and the Mascarene Basin.
Description
The maximum recorded shell length of Bursa rhodostoma is 35 mm.[4]
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth of Bursa rhodostoma is 0 m.[4] Maximum recorded depth is 250 m.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Bursa rhodostoma (G.B. Sowerby II, 1835). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 4 December 2018.
- ↑ Bursa rhodostoma thomae (d’Orbigny, 1847). WoRMS (2010). Bursa rhodostoma thomae (d’Orbigny, 1847). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=422767 on 7 October 2009 .
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 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.
- Drivas, J. & M. Jay (1988). Coquillages de La Réunion et de l'île Maurice
- 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
- Rolán E., 2005. Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda. (
- Beu A.G., Bouchet P. & Tröndlé J. (2012) Tonnoidean gastropods of French Polynesia. Molluscan Research 32(2): 61–120
External links
- To Barcode of Life
- To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications)
- To Encyclopedia of Life
- To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
- To ITIS
- To World Register of Marine Species
Wikidata ☰ Q3139057 entry
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