Bufonaria margaritula

Bufonaria margaritula
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Family:	Bursidae
Genus:	Bufonaria
Species:	B. margaritula
Binomial name
	Bufonaria margaritula; (Deshayes, 1832)
Synonyms
	Bufonaria (Chasmotheca) margaritula (Deshayes, 1832); Bursa margaritula (Deshayes, 1833); Chasmotheca margaritula (Deshayes, 1833); 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

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Malabar Coast.

^ ^a ^b 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 .

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