Tutufa rubeta

Tutufa rubeta is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Bursidae, the frog shells.[1]

Tutufa rubeta
shell of Tutufa rubeta
Scientific classification
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Tutufella
Species:
T. rubeta
Binomial name
Tutufa rubeta
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms[1]

Biplex tuberculus Perry, 1811
Bursa (Tutufa) rubeta (Linnaeus, 1758)
Lampas caledonensis Jousseaume, 1881
Lampas hians Schumacher, 1817
Murex rana var. rubeta Linnaeus, 1758
Tritonium tuberosum Röding, 1798

Description

Brown form

References

  1. Tutufa rubeta (Linnaeus, 1758). WoRMS (2010). Tutufa (Tutufella) rubeta (Linnaeus, 1758). 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=476603 on 19 June 2010 .
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