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Bursa bubo (Linnaeus, 1758)

216974  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:216974)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Mollusca (Phylum)
  4. Gastropoda (Class)
  5. Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
  6. Littorinimorpha (Order)
  7. Tonnoidea (Superfamily)
  8. Bursidae (Family)
  9. Bursa (Genus)
  10. Bursa bubo (Species)
 unaccepted (superseded combination)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Murex rana var. bubo Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 748 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Bursa bubo (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=216974 on 2025-08-24
Date
action
by
1997-02-22 16:55:09Z
created
Vanden Berghe, Edward
1997-12-27 13:13:25Z
changed
Vanden Berghe, Edward
2011-08-10 09:37:09Z
changed
Bouchet, Philippe
2021-12-30 18:17:51Z
changed
Auffenberg, Kurt
2023-11-11 19:07:22Z
changed
Marshall, Bruce

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Nomenclature

original description (of Murex rana var. bubo Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 748 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

basis of record Taylor, J.D. (1973). Provisional list of the mollusca of Aldabra Atoll. [details] 

 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

Unreviewed
Spelling Spelled B. bufo in Spry 1961 <104>. Subgenus Tutufa: Vine, 1986 . [details]
LanguageName 
English giant frogsnail  [details]
German RiesenfroschschneckeKnotige Froschschnecke  [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) 
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection 
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection 

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