Bursa (Colubrellina) condita (Gmelin, 1791)
Length: 71.4mm, Width: 32.5mm, Height: 22.7mm. Scuba, day, 70 ft, under coral rubble. Luminao Reef, Guam. Collected by Bob Abela on 08 June 2003.
Distribution: Indo-Pacific.
Habitat: Underneath coral rubble along exposed outer reefs.
Availability: Appears to be rare throughout its range, only a few have been found on Guam.
Size: Up to 115 mm
References:
Abbott, R. Tucker & S. Peter Dance. Compendium of Seashells. p. 127.
Habe, Tadashige. 1968. Shells of the Western Pacific. p. 75. pl. 23, fig. 12.
as Colubrella conditina (Gmelin), a synonym.
Lyman, Higa. 2002. Recent Finds. Hawaiian Shells News 25(2):8. (February 1982, New Series No. 266).
as Bursa candisata Lamark, 1822, a synonym
Purtyman, Bob. 1981. On the Reef. Hawaiian Shell News 24(2):9. (February 1981, New Series No. 254).
as Bursa candisata Lamark, 1822, a synonym.
Springsteen, F. J. & F. M. Leobrera. 1986. Shells of the Philippines. p. 120. pl. 33, fig. 5.
Wilson, Barry. 1993. Australian Marine Shells, Part One. p. 226 (text only).
Links:
- Emmanuel Guillot de Suduiraut's Eurasia Shells
- Hardy's Internet Guide to Marine Gastropods
- OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database
- Worldwide Conchology