Tutufa nigrita
| Tutufa nigrita | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Littorinimorpha |
| Superfamily: | Tonnoidea |
| Family: | Bursidae |
| Genus: | Tutufa |
| Subgenus: | Tutufella |
| Species: | T. nigrita |
| Binomial name | |
| Tutufa nigrita Mühlhäusser & Blöcher, 1979 | |
Tutufa (Tutufella) nigrita, common name the blackened 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 55 mm and 85 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Madagascar and Mozambique.
References
- ↑ Tutufa nigrita Mühlhäusser & Blöcher, 1979. WoRMS (2010). Tutufa (Tutufella) nigrita Mühlhäusser & Blöcher, 1979. 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=476601 on 5 October 2012.
External links
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