Marsupina bufo
Species of gastropod
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Marsupina bufo, common name the chestnut frog shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Bursidae, the frog shells.[1]
| Marsupina bufo | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Bursidae |
| Genus: | Marsupina |
| Species: | M. bufo |
| Binomial name | |
| Marsupina bufo (Bruguière, 1792) | |
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Distribution
This species is distributed in the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean Sea and the Lesser Antilles; in the Atlantic Ocean from North Carolina to Northern Brazil.[citation needed]
Description
The shell size varies between 20 mm and 75 mm.[citation needed]