Tutufa rubeta

Tutufa rubeta
shell of Tutufa rubeta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Family:	Bursidae
Genus:	Tutufa
Species:	T. rubeta
Binomial name
Tutufa rubeta (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms [1]
Biplex tuberculusPerry, 1811 Bursa (Tutufa) rubeta(Linnaeus, 1758) Bursa rubeta(Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted combination) Lampas caledonensisJousseaume, 1881 Lampas hiansSchumacher, 1817 Murex rana var. rubetaLinnaeus, 1758 Tritonium tuberosumRöding, 1798 Tutufa (Tutufella) rubeta(Linnaeus, 1758)

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

Description

The length of the shell attains 95 mm.

Brown form

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines.

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 .

• Vine, P. (1986). Red Sea Invertebrates. Immel Publishing, London. 224 pp.
• Steyn, D. G.; Lussi, M. (2005). Offshore Shells of Southern Africa: A pictorial guide to more than 750 Gastropods. Published by the authors. pp. i–vi, 1–289.

External links

• Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae
• Jousseaume, F. (1881). Description de nouvelles coquilles. Bulletin de la Société zoologique de France. 6: 172-188
• Schumacher, C. F. (1817). Essai d'un nouveau système des habitations des vers testacés. Schultz, Copenghagen. iv + 288 pp., 22 pls.
• Röding, P. F. (1798). Museum Boltenianum sive Catalogus cimeliorum e tribus regnis naturæ quæ olim collegerat Joa. Fried Bolten, M. D. p. d. per XL. annos proto physicus Hamburgensis. Pars secunda continens Conchylia sive Testacea univalvia, bivalvia & multivalvia. Trapp, Hamburg. viii, 199 pp.