Tutufa bufo

Tutufa bufo
shell of Tutufa bufo
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Bursidae
Genus: Tutufa
Species:
T. bufo
Binomial name
Tutufa bufo
(Röding, 1798)
Synonyms
  • Bursa (Tutufa) rubeta var. lissostoma E.A. Smith, 1914
  • Ranella lampas Iwakawa, 1900
  • Tritonium bufo Röding, 1798
  • Tutufa (Tutufa) lissostoma Smith, E.A., 1914
  • Tutufa robusta Cossignani, 2009

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.

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: Rottnest Island, Coffs Harbour, and Rarawa Beach.

References

  1. 1 2 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 .