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

Bufonaria rana
Multiple views of Bufonaria rana (Linnaeus, 1758)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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 rana Linnaeus, 1758
Ranella albivaricosa Reeve, 1844
Ranella beckii Kiener, 1841
Ranella subgranosa G.B. Sowerby II, 1836

Apertural view of Bufonaria rana (Linnaeus, 1758)

References

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  1. ^ a b 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 .