Bufonaria margaritula

Bufonaria margaritula
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Caenogastropoda; clade Hypsogastropoda; clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:	Tonnoidea
Family:	Bursidae
Genus:	Bufonaria
Species:	B. margaritula
Binomial name
	Bufonaria margaritula; (Deshayes, 1832)
Synonyms[1]
	Bufonaria (Chasmotheca) margaritula (Deshayes, 1832); Gyrineum pacator Iredale, 1931; Ranella margaritula Deshayes, 1832 (basionym); Ranella neglecta G.B. Sowerby II, 1836;

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

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

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

References

1 2 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

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