''Bufonaria'' is a genus of medium-large

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gastropod The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda (). This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...

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s 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 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 Ranella crumena NIE

Species

Species within the genus ''Bufonaria'' include: * ''

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 pred ...

'' (Reeve, 1844) * ''

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 pred ...

'' Parth, 1989 * ''

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 predat ...

'' (Lamarck, 1816) * ''

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 th ...

'' (Link, 1807) * ''

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 predat ...

'' (G.B. Sowerby II, 1836) * ''

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. Distri ...

'' (Broderip, 1826) * '' Bufonaria granosa'' (Martin, 1884) * ''

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 pr ...

'' (Deshayes, 1832) * ''

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 ...

Beu, 1987 * ''

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 ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * ''

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 pred ...

'' (Redfield, 1846) ;Species brought into synonymy : * ''Bufonaria albivaricosa'' (Reeve, 1844): synonym of ''Bufonaria rana'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * ''Bufonaria borisbeckeri'' Parth, 1966: synonym of ''

Bursina borisbeckeri ''Bursina borisbeckeri'' is a species of sea snail, a marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusk in the family (biology), family Bursidae, the frog shells. The species is named after the Germans, German tennis player, Boris Becker. The distinc ...

'' (Parth, 1996) * ''Bufonaria bufo'' (Bruguière, 1792): synonym of ''

Marsupina bufo ''Marsupina bufo'', common name the chestnut frog shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Bursidae, the frog shells. Distribution This species is distributed in the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean Sea and the L ...

'' (Bruguière, 1792) * ''Bufonaria (Aspa) crumenoides'' Valenciennes, A., 1832: synonym of ''Bufonaria (Aspa) crumena crumena'' (Lamarck, J.B.P.A. de, 1816) * ''Bufonaria fernandesi'' Beu, 1977: synonym of '' Bursina fernandezi'' (Beu, 1977) * ''Bufonaria gnorima'' (Melvill, 1918): synonym of ''

Bursina gnorima ''Bursina gnorima'' 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 s ...

'' (Melvilll, 1918) * ''Bufonaria ignobilis'' Beu, 1987: synonym of '' Bursina ignobilis'' (Beu, 1987) * ''Bufonaria lamarckii'' (Deshayes, 1853): synonym of ''

Bursa lamarckii ''Bursa lamarckii'' (Lamarck's frog shell) is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Bursidae, the frog shells. Description The shell size varies between 33 mm and 80 mm. Distribution This species is distrib ...

'' (Deshayes, 1853) * ''Bufonaria marginata'' (Gmelin, 1791): synonym of '' Aspa marginata'' (Gmelin, 1791) * ''Bufonaria nobilis'' (Reeve, L.A., 1844): synonym of ''

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 ...

'' (Reeve, 1844) * ''Bufonaria pesleonis'' Schumacher, 1817: synonym of ''

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 S ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * ''Bufonaria spinosa'' Schumacher, 1817: synonym of ''

'' (Link, 1807) * ''Bufonaria subgranosa'': synonym of ''Bufonaria rana'' (Linnaeus, 1758)

References

* Atlas of Living Australia info at

* Rolán E., 2005. ''Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda.'' Bursidae Gastropod genera {{Bursidae-stub