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Bursa humilis

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Bursa humilis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Bursidae
Genus: Bursa
Species:
B. humilis
Binomial name
Bursa humilis
Beu, 1981
Synonyms[1]

Bursa (Bufonariella) ranelloides humilis Beu, 1981

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

Description

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The length of the shell attains 55 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off the Philippines and off Western Australia.

References

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  1. ^ a b Bursa humilis Beu, 1981. WoRMS (2010). Bursa humilis Beu, 1981. 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=476452 on 19 June 2010 .
  • Beu, A. 1981. Australian gastropods of the family Bursidae. Part 1. The families of Tonnacea, the genera of Bursidae, and revision of species previously assigned to Tutufa Jousseaume, 1881. Rec. Aust. Mus 33: 248–324.