Bursa latitudo

Bursa latitudo
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Tonnoidea
Family: Bursidae
Genus: Bursa
Subgenus: Bufonariella
Species: B. latitudo
Binomial name
Bursa latitudo
Garrard, 1961
Synonyms
  • Bursa (Bufonariella) latitudo Garrard, 1961
  • Bursa (Bufonariella) latitudo wolfei Beu, 1981
  • Bursa (Colubrellina) latitudo latitudo (Garrard, T.A., 1961)

Bursa latitudo is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Bursidae, the frog shells.[1]

Description

The length of the shell varies between 75 mm and 95 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off South Queensland, Australia and the Philippines

References

  1. ↑ Bursa latitudo Garrard, 1961. WoRMS (2010). Bursa (Bufonariella) latitudo Garrard, 1961. 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=345793 on 5 October 2012.

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