Bursa granularis

Author
(Röding, 1798)
Common Names
  • Granular Grog Shell
  • Cuba Frogsnail

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Min Depth
0 meters
Max Depth
256 meters
Overall Geographic Range
East Florida to Brazil
Habitat-Biology
  • benthic
  • carnivore (includes scavengers)
  • hard substrate
  • offshore banks in northern Gulf of Mexico
  • coral reef
Microhabitat
  • reef massif
  • rock
References

  • Beu, A. G. 1998. Indo-West Pacific Ranellidae, Bursidae and Personidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda): A monograph of the New Caledonian fauna and revisions of related taxa. Mémoires du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle 178: 255 pp.

  • Cossignani, T. 1994. Bursidae of the World. L'Informatore Piceno, Ancona, Italy. 119 pp.

  • García, E. F. 2005b. A dredging trip in the Gulf of Mexico. Of Sea and Shore 27(1): 4–8.

  • Odé, H. 1982a. Distribution and records of the marine Mollusca in the northwest Gulf of Mexico (a continuing monograph), Part II: Gastropoda. Texas Conchologist 18(3): 71–76.

  • Tunnell, J. W., Jr. 1974. Ecological and Geographical Distribution of Mollusca of Lobos and Enmedio Coral Reefs, Southwestern Gulf of Mexico. Ph.D. dissertation, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas. xii + 157 + [i]

Endnotes

  • Bursa granularis: B. cubaniana (d'Orbigny, 1847) is a synonym; see Leal (1991).

Species Notes

None noted.

Source

Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.

GulfBase Citation

Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies. 2016. GulfBase: Resource Database for Gulf of Mexico Research, Education, and Management. Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. World Wide Web electronic publication. http://www.gulfbase.org, 05-13-2024.

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