Indo-Pacific Molluscan Species Database at The Academy of Natural Sciences

OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Bursidae

Tutufa (Tutufa) bubo (Linnaeus, 1758)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Triton lampas auct
   Bursa bubo auct
   Murex bubo Linnaeus, 1758
   Murex lampas Linnaeus, 1758
   Bursa gigantea E.A.Smith, 1914
   Tutufa bubo (Oyama & Takemura, 1963)

Common Name

Giant Frog Shell p.165, text fig.      Hedley, C. 1922.
Gigantic Frog Shell p.115, pl. 16, fig. 6 [For Bursa rubeta subspecies gigantea]      Allan, J. 1950.
Shiro-naruto-bora G1629 [Higo et al, 1999, species number: G1629]       Higo, S., Callomon, P. & Goto, Y. 1999.

Distribution

Keywords

depth: continental shelf
depth: intertidal
habitat: coral reef
substrate: sand

References

Allan, J. 1950. p.115, pl. 16, fig. 6 [ as B. rubeta gigantea; illustration, description ] General reference
Beu, A.G. 1981. p.277, figs 2d, 4a, 11b, 12f, 13, 14a, c-d [ synonymy, dimensions, types, remarks, radula, ecology, distribution, localities, radula illustration ] General reference
Cernohorsky, W.O. 1967. p.311, pl. 42, fig. 1 [ as B. bubo; synonymy, description, illustration, habitat, distribution ] General reference
Demond, J. 1957. p.307 [ as B. bubo; description, habitat, distribution ] General reference
Hedley, C. 1922. p.165, text fig. [ as Bursa bubo; illustration, common name ] General reference
Hinton, A. 1972. p.14, fig. 3 [ as B. bubo; illustration, distribution, description ] General reference
McMichael, D.F. 1960. p.78, fig. 159 [ as B. rubeta gigantea; illustration, desription, distribution ] General reference
Oostingh, C.H. 1925. p.137 [ as B. (Bufonaria) lampas; synonymy ] Synonomy
Rippingale, O.H. & McMichael, D.F. 1961. p.69, pl. 7, fig. 20 [ as B. rubeta gigantea; illustration, description, distribution ] General reference
Salvat, B. & Rives, C. 1975. p.307, fig. 178 [ as B. bubo; description, habitat, illustration ] General reference
Wells, F.E. & Bryce, C.W. 1986. p.84, fig. 273 [ illustration, distribution ] General reference
Wilson, B. 1993. p.228 Distribution
Classification
  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Littorinimorpha
                      Tonnoidea
                        Bursidae
                          Tutufa Jousseaume, 1881
                            Tutufa (Tutufa) Jousseaume, 1881
                              Tutufa (Tutufa) bubo (Linnaeus, 1758)
Metadata
Taxon name record (intBiotaID=9284) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by dsherman on 2004-04-13.