Tutufa is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Bursidae, the frog shells.[1]
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| Two views of a shell of Tutufa bufo | |
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| Five views of a shell of Tutufa bubo | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Superfamily: | Tonnoidea |
| Family: | Bursidae |
| Genus: | Tutufa Jousseaume, 1881 |
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Description edit
The shell is turreted. The whorls are nodose. The siphonal canal is very short and recurved.[2]
Species edit
Species within the genus Tutufa include:
- Tutufa bardeyi (Jousseaume, 1881)[3]
- Tutufa boholica Beu, 1987[4]
- Tutufa bubo (Linnaeus, 1758)[5]
- Tutufa bufo (Röding, 1798)[6]
- Tutufa hitoshiikedai Thach, 2023
- Tutufa kevini Thach, 2023
- Tutufa lucsegersi Thach, 2023
- Tutufa nigrita Mühlhäusser & Blöcher, 1979[7]
- Tutufa oyamai (Habe, 1973)[8]
- Tutufa robusta T. Cossignani, 2009
- Tutufa rubeta (Linnaeus, 1758)[9]
- Tutufa tenuigranosa (E.A. Smith, 1914)[10]
- Tutufa truongi Thach, 2023
References edit
- ^ a b Tutufa Jousseaume, 1881. WoRMS (2010). Tutufa Jousseaume, 1881. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 19 June 2010 .
- ^ Adams, H. & Adams, A. (1853-1858). The genera of Recent Mollusca; arranged according to their organization. London, van Voorst. Vol. 1: xl + 484 pp.; vol. 2: 661 pp.; vol. 3: 138 pls
- ^ Tutufa bardeyi (Jousseaume, 1881). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 19 June 2010.
- ^ Tutufa boholica Beu, 1987. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 19 June 2010.
- ^ Tutufa bubo (Linnaeus, 1758). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 19 June 2010.
- ^ Tutufa bufo (Röding, 1798). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 19 June 2010.
- ^ Tutufa nigrita Mühlhäusser & Blöcher, 1979. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 19 June 2010.
- ^ Tutufa oyamai (Habe, 1973). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 19 June 2010.
- ^ Tutufa rubeta (Linnaeus, 1758). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 19 June 2010.
- ^ Tutufa tenuigranosa (E.A. Smith, 1914). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 19 June 2010.
- Thach, N. N. (2023). New shells of South Asia and Japan, Taiwan, China. Akron, Ohio: 48Hrs Book Company. 141 pp. [including 63 plates].
External links edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tutufa.
- 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
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