Bursa ranelloides is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Bursidae, the frog shells.[1]
Distribution
This species occurs in European waters, the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico; and off South Africa, the Philippines and Japan.
Description
The maximum recorded shell length of Bursa ranelloides tenuisculpta is 75 mm.[2]
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth of Bursa ranelloides tenuisculpta is 30 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 250 m.[2]
References
- Kosuge S. (1979) Report on the Mollusca on guyots from the Central Pacific collected by the 2nd and 3rd cruises of R/V Kaiyomaru in 1972 to 73 with descriptions of twelve new species. Bulletin of the Institute of Malacology, Tokyo 1(2): 24-35, pls 5-6. [30 November 1979] page(s): 31, pl. 5 fig. 5, pl. 6 fig. 23
- Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213
- 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.
