Bursina borisbeckeri
Appearance
(Redirected from Bufonaria borisbeckeri)
Bursina borisbeckeri | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Littorinimorpha |
Family: | Bursidae |
Genus: | Bursina |
Species: | B. borisbeckeri
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Binomial name | |
Bursina borisbeckeri | |
Synonyms[2] | |
Bufonaria (Bufonaria) borisbeckeri Parth, 1996 |
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Bursina borisbeckeri is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Bursidae, the frog shells.[2]
The species is named after the German tennis player, Boris Becker.[3]
The distinction from Bursina gnorima is uncertain.[2] The shell size varies between 30 and 52 mm. This species is distributed in the seas along the Philippines.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ (in German) Parth M. (1996). "Beschreibung einer neuen Bursidae von den Philippinen sowie Bemerkungen zur Systematik in der Familie Bursidae". Spixiana 19(1): 129-135.
- ^ a b c Bursina borisbeckeri (Parth, 1996). WoRMS (2010). Bursina borisbeckeri (Parth, 1996). 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=476458 on 3 February 2011 .
- ^ Curiosities of Biological Nomenclature
External links
[edit]- "Bufonaria (Bufonaria) borisbeckeri". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 3 February 2011.