Bursa (genus)
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Bursa is a genus
of large sea snail
s, marine
gastropod mollusks in the family
Bursidae
, the frog snails or frog shells.
Subgenus Bursa (Bufonariella) Thiele, 1929
Species brought into synonymy :
Genus
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of large sea snail
Snail
Snail is a common name applied to most of the members of the molluscan class Gastropoda that have coiled shells in the adult stage. When the word is used in its most general sense, it includes sea snails, land snails and freshwater snails. The word snail without any qualifier is however more often...
s, marine
Marine (ocean)
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gastropod mollusks in the family
Family (biology)
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Bursidae
Bursidae
Bursidae, common name "frog snails" or "frog shells" is a rather small taxonomic family of large sea snails, marine gastropod predatory snails in the clade Littorinimorpha.-Distribution:...
, the frog snails or frog shells.
Species
Species within the genus Bursa include :- Bursa affinisBursa affinisBursa affinis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Bursidae, the frog shells....
(Broderip, W.J., 1832) - Bursa asperrimaBursa asperrimaBursa asperrima is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Bursidae, the frog shells....
Dunker, 1862 - Bursa awatiiBursa awatiiBursa awatii is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Bursidae, the frog shells....
Ray, 1949 - Bursa bergeriBursa bergeriBursa bergeri is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Bursidae, the frog shells....
C. E. Tapparone-Canefri, 1880 - Bursa bubo Linnaeus, 1758
- Bursa bubo lissostomaBursa bubo lissostomaBursa bubo lissostoma is a subspecies of very large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Bursidae, known as the frog shells.-Habitat:...
E. A. Smith, 1914
- Bursa bubo lissostoma
- Bursa bufoniaBursa bufoniaBursa bufonia is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Bursidae, the frog shells....
(GmelinJohann Friedrich GmelinJohann Friedrich Gmelin was a German naturalist, botanist, entomologist, herpetologist and malacologist.- Education :Johann Friedrich Gmelin was born as the eldest son of Philipp Friedrich Gmelin in 1748 in Tübingen...
, 1791)- Bursa bufonia dunkeri Kira, 1959
- Bursa conditaBursa conditaBursa condita is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Bursidae, the frog shells....
J. F. Gmelin, 1791 - Bursa corrugataBursa corrugataBursa corrugata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Bursidae, the frog shells....
PerryGeorge Perry (naturalist)George Perry was a 19th century English naturalist, a malacologist.Perry is known for two natural history works:*Arcana; or the museum of natural history, published monthly from January 1810 to September 1811...
, 1811 - gaudy frogsnail- Bursa corrugata ponderosa L. A. Reeve, 1844
- Bursa corrugata pustulosa L. A. Reeve, 1844
- Bursa crassaBursa crassaBursa crassa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Bursidae, the frog shells....
(Dillwyn, 1817) - Bursa cruentataBursa cruentataBursa cruentata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Bursidae, the frog shells....
Sowerby, 1835 - Bursa crumenaBursa crumenaBursa crumena is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Bursidae, the frog shells....
(Lamarck, 1816) - Bursa cubanianaBursa cubanianaBursa cubaniana is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Bursidae, the frog shells....
(d’Orbigny, 1841) - Bursa davidboschiBursa davidboschiBursa davidboschi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Bursidae, the frog shells....
Beu, 1987 - Bursa echinataBursa echinataBursa echinata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Bursidae, the frog shells....
(Link, 1807) - Bursa fernandesi Beu, 1977
- Bursa fijiensisBursa fijiensisBursa fijiensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Bursidae, the frog shells....
R. B. Watson, 1881 - Bursa fosteriBursa fosteriBursa fosteri is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Bursidae, the frog shells....
Beu, 1987 - Bursa giganteaBursa giganteaBursa gigantea is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Bursidae, the frog shells....
Smith - Bursa graniferaBursa graniferaBursa granifera is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Bursidae, the frog shells....
Röding - Bursa granularisBursa granularisBursa granularis, common name the granular frog shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Bursidae, the frog shells....
RödingPeter Friedrich RödingPeter Friedrich Röding was a German malacologist who lived in Hamburg. Very little is known about this naturalist.Many of Röding's descriptions are of species which were first named by earlier authors such as Johann Hieronymus Chemnitz, Friedrich Wilhelm Martini and Martin Lister...
, 1798 - Cuba frogsnail- Bursa granularis cubaniana d'Orbigny, 1842
- Bursa granularis cumingiana R. W. Dunker, 1864
- Bursa granularis jabicki P. F. Röding, 1798
- Bursa grayanaBursa grayanaBursa grayana is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Bursidae, the frog shells....
Dunker, 1862 - elegant frogsnail - Bursa humilisBursa humilisBursa humilis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Bursidae, the frog shells....
Beu, 1981 - Bursa lamarckiiBursa lamarckiiBursa lamarckii, common name : 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 33mm and 80 mm.-Distribution:...
(G. P. Deshayes, 1853) - Bursa lampasBursa lampasBursa lampas is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Bursidae, the frog shells....
C. Linnaeus, 1758 - Bursa latitudoBursa latitudoBursa latitudo is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Bursidae, the frog shells....
Garrard, 1961 - Bursa lividaBursa lividaBursa livida is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Bursidae, the frog shells....
L. A. Reeve, 1844 - Bursa lucaensisBursa lucaensisBursa lucaensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Bursidae, the frog shells....
Parth, 1991 - Bursa luteostomaBursa luteostomaBursa luteostoma is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Bursidae, the frog shells....
W. H. Pease, 1861 - Bursa natalensisBursa natalensisBursa natalensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Bursidae, the frog shells....
Matthews & Coelho, 1970 - Bursa nigritaBursa nigritaBursa nigrita is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Bursidae, the frog shells....
Mulhauser & Blocher, 1979 - Bursa nobilisBursa nobilisBursa nobilis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Bursidae, the frog shells....
(Reeve, 1844) - Bursa pustulosaBursa pustulosaBursa pustulosa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Bursidae, the frog shells....
L. A. Reeve, 1844 - Bursa quirihoraiBursa quirihoraiBursa quirihorai is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Bursidae, the frog shells....
Beu, 1987 - Bursa rhodostomaBursa rhodostomaBursa rhodostoma is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Bursidae, the frog shells.- Description :The maximum recorded shell length of Bursa rhodostoma thomae is 35 mm.- Habitat :...
(G. B. Sowerby I or II, 1835) - St. Thomas frogsnail- Bursa rhodostoma thomae d'Orbigny, 1842
- Bursa rosaBursa rosaBursa rosa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Bursidae, the frog shells....
Perry, 1811 - Bursa rugosaBursa rugosaBursa rugosa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Bursidae, the frog shells....
Sowerby, 1835 - Bursa scrobilatorBursa scrobilatorBursa scrobilator is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Bursidae, the frog shells....
C. Linnaeus, 1758- Bursa scrobilator coriacea L. A. Reeve, 1844
- Bursa sonorana Berry, 1960 ??
- Bursa thomaeBursa thomaeBursa thomae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Bursidae, the frog shells....
(d'Orbigny, 1842) - Bursa tuberosissimaBursa tuberosissimaBursa tuberosissima, common name : the yellow mouthed 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 20 mm and 62 mm-Distribution:...
L. A. Reeve, 1844 - Bursa venustulaBursa venustulaBursa venustula is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Bursidae, the frog shells....
L. A. Reeve, 1844 - Bursa verrucosaBursa verrucosaBursa verrucosa is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Bursidae, known as the frog shells.This species is found in portions of Australia, New Zealand, and the Kermadec Islands, in moderate water depths....
(G. B. Sowerby I or II, 1825)
Subgenus Bursa (Bufonariella) Thiele, 1929
- Bursa (Bufonariella) latitudoBursa latitudoBursa latitudo is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Bursidae, the frog shells....
T. A. Garrard, 1961- Bursa latitudo fosteri Beu, 1987
- Bursa latitudo natalensis Coelho & Matthews, 1970
- Bursa latitudo wolfei Beu, 1980
- Bursa (Bufonariella) ranelloidesBursa ranelloidesBursa ranelloides is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Bursidae, the frog shells.- Description :The maximum recorded shell length of Bursa ranelloides tenuisculpta is 75 mm.- Habitat :...
(Reeve, 1844) - fine-sculpted frogsnail- Bursa ranelloides benvegnuae Penna-Neme & Leme, 1978
- Bursa ranelloides humilis Beu, 1981
- Bursa ranelloides tenuisculpta Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1906
Species brought into synonymy :
- Bursa bufo (BruguiereJean Guillaume BruguièreJean Guillaume Bruguière was a French physician, zoologist and diplomat.Bruguière was born in Montpellier.He was a doctor, connected to the University of Montpellier. His was interested in invertebrates, mostly snails ....
, 1792) : spelling of Bursa bubo in in Spry 1961 - Bursa caelata W. J. Broderip, 1833 : synonym of Bursa corrugata (Perry, 1811)
- Bursa calcipicta Dall, 1908 : synonym of Bursa rugosa (G.B. Sowerby II, 1835)
- Bursa californica (Hinds, 1843) : synonym of Crossata ventricosaCrossata ventricosaCrossata ventricosa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Bursidae, the frog shells....
(Broderip, 1833) - Bursa crumenoides Valenciennes, 1832 : synonym of Bufo crumena (Lamarck, 1816)
- Bursa dunkeri Kira, 1962 : synonym of Bursa bufonia (Gmelin, 1791)
- Bursa finlayi Mcginty, 1962 : synonym of Bursa (Bufonariella) ranelloides (Reeve, 1844)
- Bursa leo Shikama, 1964 : synonym of Bursa tuberosissima (Reeve, 1844)
- Bursa lissostoma E. A. Smith, 1914 : synonym of Tutufa bufoTutufa bufoTutufa bufo, common name the red-mouth frog shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Bursidae, the frog shells.-Description:The size of an adult shell varies between 50 mm and 240 mm.-External links:* *...
(Röding, P.F., 1798) - Bursa mammata P. F. Röding, 1798 : synonym of Bursa bufonia (Gmelin, 1791)
- Bursa monitata P. F. Röding, 1798 : synonym of Bursa bufonia (Gmelin, 1791)
- Bursa muehlhaeusseri Parth, 1990 : synonym of Bursa lamarckii (Deshayes, 1853)
- Bursa pacamoni Matthews & Coelho, 1971 : synonym of Bursa grayana Dunker, 1862
- Bursa pygmaea S. Kosuge, 1979 : synonym of Bursa (Bufonariella) ranelloides (Reeve, 1844)
- Bursa semigranosa J. B. Lamarck, 1822 : synonym of Bursa granularis (Röding, P.F., 1798)
- Bursa spinosa J. B. Lamarck, 1816 : synonym of Bufonaria echinataBufonaria echinataBufonaria echinata, the spiny frog shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Bursidae, the frog shells. The shell size is between 50mm and 85 mm. This species is distributed in the Red Sea, along Madagascar, in the Indian Ocean, along the Philippines and China....
- Bursa tenuisculpta (Dautzenberg and Fischer, 1906) : synonym of Bursa ranelloides tenuisculpta Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1906