Bufonaria rana

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Bufonaria rana
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Bursidae
Genus: Bufonaria
Species:
B. rana
Binomial name
Bufonaria rana
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms [1]

Murex ranaLinnaeus, 1758
Ranella albivaricosaReeve, 1844
Ranella beckiiKiener, 1841
Ranella subgranosaG.B. Sowerby II, 1836

Apertural view of Bufonaria rana (Linnaeus, 1758) Bufonaria rana.jpg
Apertural view of Bufonaria rana (Linnaeus, 1758)

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

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References

  1. 1 2 Bufonaria rana (Linnaeus, 1758) . WoRMS (2010). Bufonaria rana (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=216963 on 19 June 2010 .