Bursina fijiensis
| Bursina fijiensis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Bursidae |
| Genus: | Bursina |
| Species: | B. fijiensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Bursina fijiensis (Watson, 1881)
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Bursina fijiensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Bursidae, the frog shells.[1]
Description
The length of the shell varies between 40 mm and 65 mm. It reproduces through broadcast spawning with embryos developing into planktonic trocophore larvae, then juvenile veligers, then fully grown adults.[2]
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Fiji, Eastern Australia and the Philippines at 280-300m.[2]
References
- ^ a b Bursina fijiensis (Watson, 1881). WoRMS (2010). Bursina fijiensis (Watson, 1881). 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=476460 on 5 October 2012 .
- ^ a b "Bursina fijiensis". www.sealifebase.se. Retrieved 2025-11-14.
External links
- "Bursa (Colubrellina) fijiensis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.