Bursa lamarckii (Lamarck's frog shell) is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Bursidae, the frog shells.
Description The shell size varies between 33 mm and 80 mm.
Distribution This species occurs in the Red Sea and in the central and west Indo-Pacific region; also off the Philippines.
Etymology The snail is named after Jean-Baptiste Lamarck.
References
Sheppard, A (1984). The molluscan fauna of Chagos (Indian Ocean) and an analysis of its broad distribution patterns. Coral Reefs 3: 43–50. Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. China Science Press. 1267 pp. Steyn, D. G.; Lussi, M. (2005). Offshore Shells of Southern Africa: A pictorial guide to more than 750 Gastropods. Published by the authors. pp. i–vi, 1–289.
External links
Parth, M. (1990). Bursa muehlhaeusseri, spec. nov. und Bursa angioyorum, spec. nov., zwei neue Bursiden von den Philippinen (Gastropoda, Bursidae). Spixiana. 13 (2): 217-221 Beu A.G. (1998). Résultats des Campagnes MUSORSTOM: 19. Indo-West Pacific Ranellidae, Bursidae and Personidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda), a monograph of the New Caledonian fauna and revisions of related taxa. Mémoires du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle. 178: 1-255