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Bursina

Gastropoda - Bursidae

Taxonomy
Bursina was named by Oyama (1964). It is extant.

It was assigned to Bursidae by Beu (2005), Beu et al. (2012).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1964Bursina Oyama p. 333
2005Bursina Beu p. 24
2012Bursina Beu et al. p. 71

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
superfamilyTonnoidea(Suter 1913)
familyBursidaeThiele 1925
genusBursinaOyama 1964

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Bursina Oyama 1964
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Bursina fijiensis Watson 1881
Bursina nobilis Reeve 1844
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 07:59:04
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:59:04
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available