Marsupina
Encyclopedia
Marsupina is a genus
of sea snail
s, marine
gastropod mollusks in the family
Bursidae
, the frog shells.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of sea snail
Sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for those snails that normally live in saltwater, marine gastropod molluscs....
s, marine
Marine (ocean)
Marine is an umbrella term. As an adjective it is usually applicable to things relating to the sea or ocean, such as marine biology, marine ecology and marine geology...
gastropod mollusks in the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
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 shells.
Species
Species within the genus Marsupina include:- Marsupina bufoMarsupina bufoMarsupina bufo, common name the chestnut frog shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Bursidae, the frog shells.-Distribution:...
(Bruguière, 1792) - Marsupina nanaMarsupina nanaMarsupina nana, common name : Dwarf Frog Shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Bursidae, the frog shells.-Distribution:...
(Broderip & G.B. Sowerby I, 1829)