Bursa latitudo

Bursa latitudo is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Bursidae, the frog shells.[1]

Bursa latitudo
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Tonnoidea
Family:
Bursidae
Genus:
Bursa
Subgenus:
Bufonariella
Species:
B. latitudo
Binomial name
Bursa latitudo
Garrard, 1961
Synonyms
  • Bursa (Bufonariella) latitudo Garrard, 1961
  • Bursa (Bufonariella) latitudo wolfei Beu, 1981
  • Bursa (Colubrellina) latitudo latitudo (Garrard, T.A., 1961)

Description

The length of the shell varies between 75 mm and 95 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off South Queensland, Australia and the Philippines

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References
  1. Bursa latitudo Garrard, 1961. WoRMS (2010). Bursa (Bufonariella) latitudo Garrard, 1961. 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=345793 on 5 October 2012 .
  • "Bursa (Colubrellina) latitudo latitudo". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.


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