Kingdom Animalia Superfamily Tonnoidea Genus Marsupina Phylum Mollusca | Class Gastropoda Family Bursidae Scientific name Marsupina bufo Rank Species | |
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Similar Bursa rhodostoma, Aspa marginata, Bufonaria, Bursa corrugata, Bursa lamarckii | ||
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.
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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.
Description
The shell size varies between 20 mm and 75 mm.
The maximum recorded shell length is 60 mm.
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 0 m. Maximum recorded depth is 100 m.
References
Marsupina bufo Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA