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

Tutufa rubeta
shell of Tutufa rubeta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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 tuberculus Perry, 1811
  • Bursa (Tutufa) rubeta (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Bursa rubeta (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted combination)
  • Lampas caledonensis Jousseaume, 1881
  • Lampas hians Schumacher, 1817
  • Murex rana var. rubeta Linnaeus, 1758
  • Tritonium tuberosum Röding, 1798
  • Tutufa (Tutufella) rubeta (Linnaeus, 1758)

Description

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The length of the shell attains 95 mm.

 
Brown form

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off the Philippines.

References

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  1. ^ a b 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.
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