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

Bufonaria margaritula
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Bursidae
Genus: Bufonaria
Species:
B. margaritula
Binomial name
Bufonaria margaritula
(Deshayes, 1832)
Synonyms[1]
  • Bufonaria (Chasmotheca) margaritula (Deshayes, 1832)
  • Bursa margaritula (Deshayes, 1833)
  • Chasmotheca margaritula (Deshayes, 1833)
  • Gyrineum pacator Iredale, 1931
  • Ranella margaritula Deshayes, 1832 (basionym)
  • Ranella neglecta G.B. Sowerby II, 1836

Alternative combinations: Bufonaria margaritula, Bursa (Bursa) margaritula, Bursa margaritula, Chasmotheca margaritula,

Parent taxon: Bufonaria (Bufonaria) according to A. G. Beu 2005

Distribution

edit

This marine species occurs off the Malabar Coast.

References

edit
  1. ^ a b Bufonaria margaritula (Deshayes, 1832). WoRMS (2010). Bufonaria margaritula (Deshayes, 1832). 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=476444 on 19 June 2010 .
  • Kilburn R.N. (1972). Taxonomic notes on South African marine Mollusca, with the description of new species and subspecies of Conus, Nassarius, Vexillum and Demoulia. Annals of the Natal Museum 21(2):391-437
  • Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. China Science Press. 1267 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.
edit