Bufonaria foliata

Bufonaria foliata
Different views of a shell of Bufonaria foliata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Tonnoidea
Family: Bursidae
Genus: Bufonaria
Species: B. foliata
Binomial name
Bufonaria foliata
(Broderip, 1826)
Synonyms[1]
  • Bufonaria (Aspa) foliata (Broderip, W.J., 1825)
  • Ranella foliata Broderip, 1826
  • Tutufa (Tutufa) foliata Broderip, W.J., 1824

Bufonaria foliata, common name the frilled frog shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Bursidae, the frog shells.[1]

Description

The length of the shell varies between 30 mm and 115 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Indian Ocean off KwaZuluNatal,South Africa and Somalia.

References

  1. 1 2 Bufonaria foliata (Broderip, 1826). WoRMS (2010). Bufonaria foliata (Broderip, 1826). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=476442 on 7 October 2012.

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