Tutufa bufo
Tutufa bufo, common name the red-mouth frog shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Bursidae, the frog shells.[1]
Tutufa bufo | |
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shell of Tutufa bufo | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Littorinimorpha |
Family: | Bursidae |
Genus: | Tutufa |
Species: | T. bufo |
Binomial name | |
Tutufa bufo (Röding, 1798) | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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Description
The size of an adult shell varies between 50 mm and 240 mm.
Distribution
This marine species is distributed in the Indo-West Pacific.
References
- Tutufa bufo (Röding, 1798). WoRMS (2010). Tutufa (Tutufa) bufo (Röding, 1798). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 June 2011 .
- Cossignani (2009). Malacologia Mostra Mondiale 63 (2) : 27
External links
- "Tutufa (Tutufa) bufo". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
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