Tutufa bufo
Species of gastropod
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Tutufa bufo, common name the red-mouth frog shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Bursidae, the frog shells.[1]
| Tutufa bufo | |
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| shell of Tutufa bufo | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Bursidae |
| Genus: | Tutufa |
| Species: | T. bufo |
| Binomial name | |
| Tutufa bufo (Röding, 1798) | |
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Description
The size of an adult shell varies between 50 mm and 240 mm.
Distribution
This marine species is distributed in the Indo-West Pacific: Rottnest Island, Coffs Harbour, and Rarawa Beach.
