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Bufonaria
''Bufonaria'' is a genus of medium-large sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod molluscs in the family (biology), family Bursidae, the "frog snails".Rosenberg, G. (2010). Bufonaria Schumacher, 1817. 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=206366 on31 March 2012 Species Species within the genus ''Bufonaria'' include: * ''Bufonaria cavitensis'' (Reeve, 1844) * ''Bufonaria cristinae'' Parth, 1989 * ''Bufonaria crumena'' (Lamarck, 1816) * ''Bufonaria echinata'' (Link, 1807) * ''Bufonaria elegans'' (G.B. Sowerby II, 1836) * ''Bufonaria foliata'' (Broderip, 1826) * ''Bufonaria granosa'' (Martin, 1884) * ''Bufonaria margaritula'' (Deshayes, 1832) * ''Bufonaria perelegans Beu, 1987 * ''Bufonaria rana'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * ''Bufonaria thersites'' (Redfield, 1846) ;Species brought into synonymy : * ''Bufonaria albivaricosa'' (Reeve, 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bufonaria Perelegans
''Bufonaria perelegans'' is a species of sea snail, a marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusk in the frog shellfamily (biology), family, Bursidae. Description Typical shell size of ''B. perelegans'' ranges from 65 mm to 70 mm in width and 96 mm to 120 mm in height, making it the largest species of its genus. Its elongated Varix (mollusc), varices are perfectly aligned along the Spire (mollusc), spires, its surface Sculpture (mollusc), sculpture is finely gemmate (bud-like), and its overall shape is oblong, compressed dorso-ventrally. These three morphological features are in keeping with almost all other species in the genus ''Bufonaria''. Distribution ''B. perelegans'' can be found in Pacific waters off the Philippines, Taiwan, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand. References External links * Bursidae Gastropods described in 1987 {{Bursidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bufonaria Rana
''Bufonaria rana'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Bursidae The Bursidae, common name "frog snails" or "frog shells", are a rather small taxonomic family of large sea snails, marine gastropod predatory snails in the clade Littorinimorpha. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Bursidae Thiele, 1925. A ..., the frog shells. References Bursidae Gastropods described in 1758 Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus {{Bursidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bufonaria Echinata
''Bufonaria echinata'', the spiny frog shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Bursidae, the frog shells. Description The shell size is between 50mm and 85 mm. Distribution This species occurs in the Red Sea; off Madagascar, in the Indian Ocean, off the Philippines and China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and .... References * Dautzenberg, Ph. (1929). ''Contribution à l'étude de la faune de Madagascar: Mollusca marina testacea''. Faune des colonies françaises, III(fasc. 4). Société d'Editions géographiques, maritimes et coloniales: Paris. 321-636, plates IV-VII pp. * Vine, P. (1986). ''Red Sea Invertebrates''. Immel Publishing, London. 224 pp. * Drivas, J. & M. Jay (1988). ''Coquillages de La Réunion et de l'à ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bufonaria Margaritula
''Bufonaria margaritula'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Bursidae The Bursidae, common name "frog snails" or "frog shells", are a rather small taxonomic family of large sea snails, marine gastropod predatory snails in the clade Littorinimorpha. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Bursidae Thiele, 1925. A ..., the frog shells. Alternative combinations: Bufonaria margaritula, Bursa (Bursa) margaritula, Bursa margaritula, Chasmotheca margaritula, Parent taxon: ''Bufonaria (Bufonaria)'' according to A. G. Beu 2005 Distribution This marine species occurs off the Malabar Coast. References * Kilburn R.N. (1972). ''Taxonomic notes on South African marine Mollusca, with the description of new species and subspecies of Conus, Nassarius, Vexillum and Demoulia''. Annals of the Natal Museum 21(2):391-437 * Liu, J.Y. uiyu(ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. China Science Press. 1267 pp * Steyn, D.G & Lussi, M. (2005). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bufonaria Foliata
''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. 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 KwaZulu-Natal (, also referred to as KZN and known as "the garden province") is a province of South Africa that was created in 1994 when the Zulu bantustan of KwaZulu ("Place of the Zulu" in Zulu) and Natal Province were merged. It is locate ..., South Africa, and Somalia. References * 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 External links * Bursidae Gastropods described in 1826 {{Bursidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bufonaria Thersites
''Bufonaria thersites'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Bursidae The Bursidae, common name "frog snails" or "frog shells", are a rather small taxonomic family of large sea snails, marine gastropod predatory snails in the clade Littorinimorpha. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Bursidae Thiele, 1925. A ..., the frog shells. References Bursidae Gastropods described in 1846 {{Bursidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bufonaria Crumena
''Bufonaria crumena'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Bursidae The Bursidae, common name "frog snails" or "frog shells", are a rather small taxonomic family of large sea snails, marine gastropod predatory snails in the clade Littorinimorpha. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Bursidae Thiele, 1925. A ..., the frog shells. Distribution This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Tanzania, Mozambique, Madagascar and the Mascarene Basin. References * Dautzenberg, Ph. (1929). Contribution à l'étude de la faune de Madagascar: Mollusca marina testacea. Faune des colonies françaises, III(fasc. 4). Société d'Editions géographiques, maritimes et coloniales: Paris. 321-636, plates IV-VII pp * Drivas, J. & M. Jay (1988). Coquillages de La Réunion et de l'île Maurice * Steyn, D.G. & Lussi, M. (1998) Marine Shells of South Africa. An Illustrated Collector’s Guide to Beached Shells. Ekogilde Publishers, Hartebeespoort, South Af ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bufonaria Cavitensis
''Bufonaria cavitensis'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Bursidae The Bursidae, common name "frog snails" or "frog shells", are a rather small taxonomic family of large sea snails, marine gastropod predatory snails in the clade Littorinimorpha. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Bursidae Thiele, 1925. A ..., the frog shells. References Bursidae Gastropods described in 1844 {{Bursidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bufonaria Cristinae
''Bufonaria cristinae'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Bursidae The Bursidae, common name "frog snails" or "frog shells", are a rather small taxonomic family of large sea snails, marine gastropod predatory snails in the clade Littorinimorpha. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Bursidae Thiele, 1925. A ..., the frog shells. References Bursidae Gastropods described in 1989 {{Bursidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bufonaria Elegans
''Bufonaria elegans'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Bursidae The Bursidae, common name "frog snails" or "frog shells", are a rather small taxonomic family of large sea snails, marine gastropod predatory snails in the clade Littorinimorpha. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Bursidae Thiele, 1925. A ..., the frog shells. References Bursidae Gastropods described in 1836 {{Bursidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bursa Scrobilator
''Talisman scrobilator'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Bursidae, the frog shells.MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Talisman scrobilator (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1472101 on 2023-07-20 A study, published in 2019, has shown that the Atlantic-Mediterranean ''Talisman scrobilator'' forms a species complex with two extant forms, proposed as subspecies, and one fossil form: * ''Talisman scrobilator scrobilator'' (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym: ''Murex scrobilator'' Linnaeus, 1758) (distribution in the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea) * ''Talisman scrobilator coriaceum'' (Reeve, 1844) (synonym: ''Ranella coriacea'' Reeve, 1844) (distribution off West Africa) * ''Talisman nodosa'' (fossil from Miocene The Miocene ( ) is the first epoch (geology), geological epoch of the Neogene Period and extends from about (Ma). The Miocene was nam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bursina Nobilis
''Bursina nobilis'', common name the noble frog shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Bursidae The Bursidae, common name "frog snails" or "frog shells", are a rather small taxonomic family of large sea snails, marine gastropod predatory snails in the clade Littorinimorpha. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Bursidae Thiele, 1925. A ..., the frog shells. Description The length of the shell varies between 25 mm and 113 mm. Distribution This marine species occurs off Mozambique and the Philippines. References * Drivas, J. & M. Jay (1988). ''Coquillages de La Réunion et de l'île Maurice''. External links * Bursidae Gastropods described in 1844 {{Bursidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
