Bursina borisbeckeri is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Bursidae, the frog shells.[2]

Bursina borisbeckeri
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Bursidae
Genus: Bursina
Species:
B. borisbeckeri
Binomial name
Bursina borisbeckeri
(Parth, 1996)[1]
Synonyms[2]

Bufonaria (Bufonaria) borisbeckeri Parth, 1996

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.

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References

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  1. ^ (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.
  2. ^ 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 .
  3. ^ Curiosities of Biological Nomenclature
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  • "Bufonaria (Bufonaria) borisbeckeri". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 3 February 2011.