Bursidae
The Bursidae, common name "frog snails" or "frog shells", are a small taxonomic family of large sea snails, marine gastropod predatory snails in the clade Littorinimorpha.
Species
frog shells
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassGastropoda
- OrderLittorinimorpha
- FamilyBursidae
Habitatmarine
Бурсиды, или бурсы (лат. Bursidae), — семейство морских брюхоногих моллюсков. Близки к семейству Ranellidae, отличаются от представителей которого строением сифонального выроста.
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Article
8 sectionsContents
- Distribution
- Shell description
- Anatomy
- Feeding habits
- Genera
- References
- Footnotes
- External links
The Bursidae, common name "frog snails" or "frog shells", are a small taxonomic family of large sea snails, marine gastropod predatory snails in the clade Littorinimorpha.
==Distribution== Most species in this family occur on rocks or coral reefs in shallow waters of tropical oceans, including the Indo-Pacific, the Caribbean Sea, and other marginal warm seas, but they are also found in the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. Only a few are found on sandy bottoms of deeper waters of the continental shelf.