Kalpana Kalpana (Editor)

Bursa granularis

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Kingdom
  
Animalia

Superfamily
  
Tonnoidea

Genus
  
Bursa

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Class
  
Gastropoda

Family
  
Bursidae

Scientific name
  
Bursa granularis

Rank
  
Species

Bursa granularis wwwgastropodscomShellImagesABBursagranular

Similar
  
Bursa, Bursidae, Bursa rhodostoma, Tutufa, Bufonaria

Bursa granularis, common name the granular frog shell, is a species of medium-sized sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Bursidae, the frog shells.

Contents

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Indo-West Pacific, off New Zealand, in the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and the Lesser Antilles.

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 65 mm.

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 0 m. Maximum recorded depth is 256 m.

References

Bursa granularis Wikipedia