Indo-Pacific Molluscan Species Database at The Academy of Natural Sciences

OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Bursidae

Bursa bufonia (Gmelin, 1791)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Gyrineum bufonium auct
   Murex bufonius Gmelin, 1791
   Bursa mammata R�ding, 1798
   Bursa monitata R�ding, 1798
   Bursa leo Shikama, 1964

Common Name

the toad-like Ranella p.species 23a & b Reeve, L.A. 1844.
Warty Frog Shell p.128 Abbott, R. T. & Dance, S. P. 1982.

Distribution

Philippines, Torres Strait, Solomons, New Caledonia, Mauritius, southern Japan, Hawaiian Islands; from Mauritius through the tropical Indo-Pacific to Polynesia and the Hawaiian Islands

  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific
  OBIS Regions: Temperate Indo-West Pacific: Northern Hemisphere: Japan (N)
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Australia (N): Western Australia
     Wilson, B. 1993. p.226
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: N coast
     Wilson, B. 1993.
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Western Australia
     Wilson, B. 1993.
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean: Eastern Indian Ocean: India (E)
     Hylleberg, J. & Kilburn, R.N. 2002. p.34
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Philippines
     Springsteen, F.J. & Leobrera, F.M. 1986. p.123, no. 8

Keywords

depth: shallow subtidal [ 1-3 feet of water ]
depth: subtidal [ shallow water below low tide line ]
feeds on: animals [ observed eating a brittle star ]
habitat: coral reef [ found under coral at low water ]
habitat: rocky shore [ under stones in shallow water ]
spawn/eggs: egg capsules/masses benthic [ egg sac lightly attached to a small pocket in the reef rock ]

References

Abbott, R. T. & Dance, S. P. 1982. p.128, text fig. [ illustration, distribution, habitat ] General reference
Cernohorsky, W.O. 1967. p.312, pl. 42, fig. 4 [ synonymy, description, habitat, distribution, discussion, illustration ] General reference
Demond, J. 1957. p.308 [ description, ecology, distribution ] General reference
Hedley, C. 1899. p.457 [ ecology, localities ] General reference
Hinton, A. 1972. p.12, fig. 25 [ description, locality, illustration ] General reference
Maes, V.O. 1967. p.128 [ habitat and biology ] Biology and ecology
Reeve, L.A. 1844. pl. 5, figs 23a, b [ description, ecology, locality, illustration ] General reference
Salvat, B. & Rives, C. 1975. p.308, fig. 182 [ illustration, description, habitat, distribution ] General reference
Wells, F.E. & Bryce, C.W. 1986. p.84, fig. 275 [ as B. mammata; distribution, illustration ] General reference
Wilson, B. 1993. p.226 Distribution
Wilson, B. R. & Gillet, K. 1971. p.80, pl. 54 [ description, distribution, illustration ] General reference
Classification
  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Littorinimorpha
                      Tonnoidea
                        Bursidae
                          Bursa R�ding, 1798
                            Bursa bufonia (Gmelin, 1791)
Metadata
Taxon name record (intBiotaID=36979) created by Holly Barlow on 2001-01-29. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2003-08-03.