Bufonaria perelegans

Bufonaria perelegans
Bufonaria perelegans
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Tonnoidea
Family: Bursidae
Genus: Bufonaria
Species: B. perelegans
Binomial name
Bufonaria perelegans
Beu, 1987

Bufonaria perelegans is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Bursidae, the frog shells.[1] Common name is Near-elegant Frog Shell.

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Description

B. perelegans specimens have a shell size that ranges from 65 mm to 115 mm.

Distribution

B. perelegans can be found in Pacific waters around Philippines, Taiwan, Indonesia, and Thailand.

References

  1. ^ Bufonaria perelegans Beu, 1987. WoRMS (2010). Bufonaria perelegans Beu, 1987. 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=476445 on 19 June 2010.

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