Tutufa
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Tutufa is a genus
of sea snail
s, marine
gastropod mollusks in the family
Bursidae
, the frog shells.
Genus
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of sea snail
Sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for those snails that normally live in saltwater, marine gastropod molluscs....
s, marine
Marine (ocean)
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gastropod mollusks in the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Bursidae
Bursidae
Bursidae, common name "frog snails" or "frog shells" is a rather small taxonomic family of large sea snails, marine gastropod predatory snails in the clade Littorinimorpha.-Distribution:...
, the frog shells.
Species
Species within the genus Tutufa include:- Tutufa bardeyiTutufa bardeyiTutufa bardeyi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Bursidae, the frog shells....
(Jousseaume, 1881) - Tutufa buboTutufa buboTutufa bubo, common name the "giant frog snail" or "giant frog shell", is a species of very large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Bursidae, the frog shells....
(Linnaeus, 1758) - Tutufa bufoTutufa bufoTutufa 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.-External links:* *...
(Röding, 1798) - Tutufa tenuigranosaTutufa tenuigranosaTutufa tenuigranosa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Bursidae, the frog shells....
(E.A. Smith, 1914) - Tutufa boholicaTutufa boholicaTutufa boholica is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Bursidae, the frog shells.-Description:The shell size varies between 75mm and 120 mm...
Beu, 1987 - Tutufa nigritaTutufa nigritaTutufa nigrita is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Bursidae, the frog shells....
Mühlhäusser & Blöcher, 1979 - Tutufa oyamaiTutufa oyamaiTutufa oyamai is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Bursidae, the frog shells....
(Habe, 1973) - Tutufa rubetaTutufa rubetaTutufa rubeta is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Bursidae, the frog shells....
(Linnaeus, 1758) - Tutufa buboTutufa buboTutufa bubo, common name the "giant frog snail" or "giant frog shell", is a species of very large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Bursidae, the frog shells....
- Tutufa rubetaTutufa rubetaTutufa rubeta is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Bursidae, the frog shells....