Posted: Jul 26 2017; Updated 9/10/24
Dulcerana cubaniana (d'Orbigny, 1847), Granular Frog-shell
Previously Bursa cubaniana (d'Orbigny, 1847)
Also previously B. granularis f. cubaniana
7/26/17: A recent revision of the Bursa granularis species complex by Sanders et al.* makes Bursa granularis an Indo-Pacific species and elevates the western Atlantic/Caribbean species Bursa granularis cubaniana (d'Orbigny, 1842) to a distinct species; Bursa cubaniana (d'Orbigny, 1842).
*Sanders, M. T., D. Merle, P. Bouchet, M. Castelin, A. G. Beu, S. Samadi & N. Puillandre. 2017. One for each ocean: revision of the Bursa granularis (Röding, 1798) species complex (Gastropoda: Tonnoidea: Bursidae). Journal of Molluscan Studies (2017):1-15. Relevance: Bursa cubaniana, occurring in the western Atlantic and Caribbean, is distinct from the Indo-Pacific species Bursa granularis.
Basis for genus name change to Dulcerana: Sanders M.T., Merle D., Laurin M., Bonillo C. & Puillandre N. 2021. Raising names from the dead: a time-calibrated phylogeny of frog shells (Bursidae, Tonnoidea, Gastropoda) using mitogenomic data. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 156.
