WoRMS taxon details
Bursa bufonia (Gmelin, 1791)
216967 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:216967)
accepted
Species
Bursa bufonia dunkeri Kira, 1959 · unaccepted
Bursa dunkeri Kira, 1959 · unaccepted (synonym)
Bursa mammata Röding, 1798 · unaccepted (synonym)
Bursa monitata Röding, 1798 · unaccepted (synonym)
Gyrineum bufonium (Gmelin, 1791) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Murex bufonia Gmelin, 1791 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Ranella bufonia (Gmelin, 1791) · unaccepted
- Subspecies Bursa bufonia dunkeri Kira, 1959 accepted as Bursa bufonia (Gmelin, 1791)
marine
(of Murex bufonia Gmelin, 1791) Gmelin, J. F. (1791). Caroli a Linné Systema Naturae, ed. 13. Tome 1(6). Vermes. G. E. Beer, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. pp. 3021-3910. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83098#5
page(s): 3534 [details]
page(s): 3534 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Bursa bufonia (Gmelin, 1791). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=216967 on 2026-06-23
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Bursa dunkeri Kira, 1959) Kira T. (1959). <i>Coloured illustrations of the shells of Japan</i>. (2nd ed., first printing), Hoikusha, Japan, [6] + vii + [1] + 239 pp., 71 pls. [details]
original description (of Bursa mammata Röding, 1798) Röding, P. F. (1798). Museum Boltenianum sive Catalogus cimeliorum e tribus regnis naturæ quæ olim collegerat Joa. Fried Bolten, M. D. p. d. per XL. annos proto physicus Hamburgensis. Pars secunda continens Conchylia sive Testacea univalvia, bivalvia & multivalvia. Trapp, Hamburg, viii + 199 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16230659 [details]
original description (of Bursa monitata Röding, 1798) Röding, P. F. (1798). Museum Boltenianum sive Catalogus cimeliorum e tribus regnis naturæ quæ olim collegerat Joa. Fried Bolten, M. D. p. d. per XL. annos proto physicus Hamburgensis. Pars secunda continens Conchylia sive Testacea univalvia, bivalvia & multivalvia. Trapp, Hamburg, viii + 199 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16230659 [details]
original description (of Murex bufonia Gmelin, 1791) Gmelin, J. F. (1791). Caroli a Linné Systema Naturae, ed. 13. Tome 1(6). Vermes. G. E. Beer, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. pp. 3021-3910. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83098#5
page(s): 3534 [details]
basis of record Drivas, J. & Jay, M. (1988). Coquillages de La Réunion et de l'Île Maurice. Collection les beautés de la nature. Delachaux et Niestlé: Neuchâtel. ISBN 2-603-00654-1. pp. 1-160. (look up in IMIS) [details]
original description (of Bursa mammata Röding, 1798) Röding, P. F. (1798). Museum Boltenianum sive Catalogus cimeliorum e tribus regnis naturæ quæ olim collegerat Joa. Fried Bolten, M. D. p. d. per XL. annos proto physicus Hamburgensis. Pars secunda continens Conchylia sive Testacea univalvia, bivalvia & multivalvia. Trapp, Hamburg, viii + 199 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16230659 [details]
original description (of Bursa monitata Röding, 1798) Röding, P. F. (1798). Museum Boltenianum sive Catalogus cimeliorum e tribus regnis naturæ quæ olim collegerat Joa. Fried Bolten, M. D. p. d. per XL. annos proto physicus Hamburgensis. Pars secunda continens Conchylia sive Testacea univalvia, bivalvia & multivalvia. Trapp, Hamburg, viii + 199 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16230659 [details]
original description (of Murex bufonia Gmelin, 1791) Gmelin, J. F. (1791). Caroli a Linné Systema Naturae, ed. 13. Tome 1(6). Vermes. G. E. Beer, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. pp. 3021-3910. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83098#5
page(s): 3534 [details]
basis of record Drivas, J. & Jay, M. (1988). Coquillages de La Réunion et de l'Île Maurice. Collection les beautés de la nature. Delachaux et Niestlé: Neuchâtel. ISBN 2-603-00654-1. pp. 1-160. (look up in IMIS) [details]
Other
additional source
Steyn, D.G. & Lussi, M. (1998) Marine Shells of South Africa. An Illustrated Collector's Guide to Beached Shells. Ekogilde Publishers, Hartebeespoort, South Africa, ii + 264 pp.
page(s): 72 [details]
additional source Barnard, K. H. (1963). Contributions to the knowledge of South African marine Mollusca. Part III. Gastropoda: Prosobranchiata: Taenioglossa. <em>Annals of the South African Museum.</em> 47(1): 1-199., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40854388
page(s): 17 [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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additional source Beu, A.G., Bouchet, P. & Tröndlé, J. (2012). Tonnoidean gastropods of French Polynesia. <em>Molluscan Research.</em> 32(2): 61-120., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/mr.32.2.1
page(s): 64, fig 2D [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Fowler, O. (2016). Seashells of the Kenya coast. ConchBooks: Harxheim. Pp. 1–170.
page(s): 31, pl. 19, fig. 7 [details]
page(s): 72 [details]
additional source Barnard, K. H. (1963). Contributions to the knowledge of South African marine Mollusca. Part III. Gastropoda: Prosobranchiata: Taenioglossa. <em>Annals of the South African Museum.</em> 47(1): 1-199., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40854388
page(s): 17 [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Beu, A.G., Bouchet, P. & Tröndlé, J. (2012). Tonnoidean gastropods of French Polynesia. <em>Molluscan Research.</em> 32(2): 61-120., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/mr.32.2.1
page(s): 64, fig 2D [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Fowler, O. (2016). Seashells of the Kenya coast. ConchBooks: Harxheim. Pp. 1–170.
page(s): 31, pl. 19, fig. 7 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | オキニシ [from synonym] | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (from synonym Bursa mammata Röding, 1798)
To Barcode of Life (5 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Bursa dunkeri Kira, 1959)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Bursa mammata Röding, 1798)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (21 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Bursa monitata Röding, 1798)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (56 publications) (from synonym Ranella bufonia (Gmelin, 1791))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Bursa bufonia)
To GenBank (11 nucleotides; 7 proteins)
To GenBank (11 nucleotides; 7 proteins) (from synonym Murex bufonia Gmelin, 1791)
To Malacopics (Bursa bufonia (Gmelin, 1791) Indonesia, Nusa Tenggara Barat, Lombok, Gili Trawangan...
To Malacopics (Bursa bufonia (Gmelin, 1791) Japan, Wakayama, Gobo , on rocks at low tide, collecte...
To Malacopics (Bursa bufonia (Gmelin, 1791) Philippines, ex coll. F.J.A. Slieker Jr.)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Bursa mammata Röding, 1798)
To ITIS
To Barcode of Life (5 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Bursa dunkeri Kira, 1959)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Bursa mammata Röding, 1798)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (21 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Bursa monitata Röding, 1798)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (56 publications) (from synonym Ranella bufonia (Gmelin, 1791))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Bursa bufonia)
To GenBank (11 nucleotides; 7 proteins)
To GenBank (11 nucleotides; 7 proteins) (from synonym Murex bufonia Gmelin, 1791)
To Malacopics (Bursa bufonia (Gmelin, 1791) Indonesia, Nusa Tenggara Barat, Lombok, Gili Trawangan...
To Malacopics (Bursa bufonia (Gmelin, 1791) Japan, Wakayama, Gobo , on rocks at low tide, collecte...
To Malacopics (Bursa bufonia (Gmelin, 1791) Philippines, ex coll. F.J.A. Slieker Jr.)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Bursa mammata Röding, 1798)
To ITIS
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