Alanbeuella corrugata

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Alanbeuella corrugata
Apertural view of a shell of Alanbeuella corrugata (Perry, 1811)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Bursidae
Genus: Alanbeuella
Species:
A. corrugata
Binomial name
Alanbeuella corrugata
(Perry, 1811)
Synonyms[1]
  • Biplex corrugata Perry, 1811
  • Bursa (Colubrellina) caelata (Broderip, 1832)
  • Bursa (Colubrellina) caelata louisa M. Smith, 1948
  • Bursa caelata (Broderip, 1833)
  • Bursa caelata louisa M. Smith, 1948
  • Bursa corrugata (Perry, 1811) ·
  • Bursa pustulosa Reeve, 1844
  • Bursa pustulosa var. jabik Fischer-Piette, 1942 ·
  • Ranella caelata Broderip, 1833
  • Ranella ponderosa Reeve, 1844
  • Ranella pustulosa Reeve, 1844
  • Ranella pustulosa var. jabik Fischer-Piette, 1942
  • Ranella semigranosa Lamarck, 1822

Alanbeuella corrugata (gaudy frog shell) is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Bursidae, the frog shells.[1]

Apertural view of Bursa corrugata (Perry, 1811) with operculum.

The subspecies Alanbeuella corrugata lineata Nowell-Usticke, 1959 has become a synonym of Bursa granularis (Röding, 1798), itself a synonym of Dulcerana granularis (Röding, 1798)

Distribution[edit]

This marine species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off West Africa, the Canary Islands, Cape Verdes and Brazil; in the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and the Lesser Antilles.

Description[edit]

The maximum recorded shell length is 75 mm.[2]

Habitat[edit]

Minimum recorded depth is 2 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 137 m.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Alanbeuella corrugata (Perry, 1811). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1472093 on 2023-07-19
  2. ^ a b c Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.
  • Bernard, P.A. (Ed.) (1984). Coquillages du Gabon [Shells of Gabon]. Pierre A. Bernard: Libreville, Gabon. 140, 75 plates
  • Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.
  • Gofas, S.; Afonso, J.P.; Brandào, M. (Ed.). (S.a.). Conchas e Moluscos de Angola = Coquillages et Mollusques d'Angola. [Shells and molluscs of Angola]. Universidade Agostinho / Elf Aquitaine Angola: Angola. 140 pp.
  • Rolán E., 2005. Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda.

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