Bursina nobilis, common name the noble frog shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Bursidae, the frog shells.[3]

Bursina nobilis
Bursina nobilis shell
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Bursidae
Genus: Bursina
Species:
B. nobilis
Binomial name
Bursina nobilis
(Reeve, 1844)[1]
Synonyms[3]
  • Bufonaria (Bufonaria) nobilis (Reeve, L.A., 1844)
  • Bursa nobilis (Reeve, 1844)
  • Ranella nobilis Reeve, 1844[2]

Description

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The length of the shell varies between 25 mm and 113 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off Mozambique and the Philippines.

References

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  1. ^ Reeve L. A. (1844). Pro. Zool. Soc.
  2. ^ Reeve L. A. (1844). Conchologia iconica, or, Illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals. London. 2: plate IV, fig. 16.
  3. ^ a b Bursina nobilis (Reeve, 1844). WoRMS (2010). Bursina nobilis (Reeve, 1844). 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=476463 on 5 October 2012 .
  • Drivas, J. & M. Jay (1988). Coquillages de La Réunion et de l'île Maurice.
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  • "Bufonaria (Bufonaria) nobilis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.