Bufonaria foliata

Bufonaria foliata
Bufonaria foliata shells
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
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 KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, and Somalia.

References

  1. ^ a b 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 .
  • Steyn, D.G. & Lussi, M. (1998) Marine Shells of South Africa. An Illustrated Collector’s Guide to Beached Shells. Ekogilde Publishers, Hartebeespoort, South Africa, ii + 264 pp. page(s): 72
  • "Bufonaria (Aspa) foliata". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.


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