Tutufa nigrita

Tutufa (Tutufella) nigrita, common name the blackened frog shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Bursidae, the frog shells.[1]

Tutufa nigrita
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Tonnoidea
Family:
Bursidae
Genus:
Tutufa
Subgenus:
Tutufella
Species:
T. nigrita
Binomial name
Tutufa nigrita
Mühlhäusser & Blöcher, 1979
Synonyms[1]
  • Bursa nigrita Mulhauser & Blocher, 1979
  • Tutufa nigrita Mühlhäusser & Blöcher, 1979

Description

The length of the shell varies between 55 mm and 85 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Madagascar and Mozambique.

References
  1. Tutufa nigrita Mühlhäusser & Blöcher, 1979. WoRMS (2010). Tutufa (Tutufella) nigrita Mühlhäusser & Blöcher, 1979. 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=476601 on 5 October 2012 .
  • "Tutufa (Tutufella) nigrita". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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