WoRMS taxon details
Bursa rosa (Perry, 1811)
AphiaID: 216977
AphiaID: 216977
| Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Caenogastropoda (Subclass) > Littorinimorpha (Order) > Tonnoidea (Superfamily) > Bursidae (Family) > Bursa (Genus) |
| Status | accepted | ||||||||||||||||
| Record status | Checked by Taxonomic Editor | ||||||||||||||||
| Rank | Species | ||||||||||||||||
| Parent | Bursa Röding, 1798 | ||||||||||||||||
| Synonymised taxa |
Biplex rosa Perry, 1811 (original combination) Ranella siphonata Reeve, 1844 (synonym) | ||||||||||||||||
| Sources |
basis of record: Drivas, J. & M. Jay (1988). Coquillages de La Réunion et de l'île Maurice [details] additional source: Spencer, H.G., Marshall, B.A. & Willan, R.C. 2009 Recent Mollusca. Pp 196-219 in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.), The New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch [details] additional source: Steyn, D.G. & Lussi, M. (1998) Marine Shells of South Africa. An Illustrated Collector’s Guide to Beached Shells. Ekogilde Publishers, Hartebeespoort, South Africa, ii + 264 pp. page(s): 72 [details] additional source: Beu A. (2010). Catalogue of Tonnoidea. Pers.com. [details] | ||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine | ||||||||||||||||
| Distribution | Mascarene Basin [details] New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone [details] Tanzania [details] | ||||||||||||||||
| Links | To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) To Encyclopedia of Life To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection | ||||||||||||||||
| Note |
Description: A squat shell with thick varices and a small, round aperture, up to 5 cm. Anal canal forms a long projecting spout which is retained on the upper whorls; columella and outer lip ridged. Colour dirty yellow or cream, dotted with brown; aperture and inner lip violet. Habitat: often under boulders on reef crest. Distribution: Indo-Pacific. (Richmond, 1997). [details] | ||||||||||||||||
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| LSID | urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:216977 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Citation: Rosenberg, G.; Bouchet, P. (2013). Bursa rosa (Perry, 1811). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=216977 on 2013-05-19 | |||||||||||||||||
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