Bursa rugosa
Bursa rugosa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Bursidae. [1]
| Bursa rugosa | |
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| Apertural view of Bursa rugosa (Sowerby, 1835) with operculum | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Bursidae |
| Genus: | Bursa |
| Species: | B. rugosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Bursa rugosa (G.B. Sowerby II, 1835) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Bursa calcipicta Keen 1958 | |
This species is carnivorous and it reproduces sexually.[2]
Description
The length of the shell attains 46 mm.
References
- Bursa rugosa (G.B. Sowerby II, 1835). WoRMS (2010). Bursa rugosa (G.B. Sowerby II, 1835). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=216975 on 19 June 2010 .
- "Bursa rugosa (G. B. Sowerby II 1835) - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 2021-10-12.
- Spry, J. F. (1961). The sea shells of Dar es Salaam: Gastropods. Tanganyika Notes & Records. 56: 1-33
- Beu A.G. 2010 [August]. Neogene tonnoidean gastropods of tropical and South America: contributions to the Dominican Republic and Panama Paleontology Projects and uplift of the Central American Isthmus. Bulletins of American Paleontology 377-378: 550 pp, 79 pls.
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