Bursa grayana

Author
Dunker, 1862
Common Names
  • Elegant Frogsnail

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Min Depth
0 meters
Max Depth
93 meters
Overall Geographic Range
Florida Keys to Brazil
Habitat-Biology
  • benthic
  • carnivore (includes scavengers)
  • coral reef
  • hard substrate
References

  • Beu, A. G. 1987. Taxonomy of gastropods of the families Ranellidae (=Cymatiidae) and Bursidae. Part 2. Descriptions of 14 new modern Indo-West Pacific species and subspecies, with revisions of related taxa. New Zealand Journal of Zoology 13: 273–355.

  • Finlay, C. J. 1978. Review of the genus Bursa in the Western Atlantic. The Nautilus 92(4): 147–150.

Endnotes

  • Bursa grayana: B. pacamoni Matthews and Coelho, 1971, is a synonym; see Beu (1987).

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, 05-10-2024.

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