Tutufa tenuigranosa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Bursidae, the frog shells.[1]
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| Tutufa tenuigranosa shell (specimen at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Superfamily: | Tonnoidea |
| Family: | Bursidae |
| Genus: | Tutufa |
| Species: | T. tenuigranosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Tutufa tenuigranosa (E. A. Smith, 1914)
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Description edit
(Original description) The species might perhaps be regarded as a sculptured form of Tutufa bardeyi (F.P. Jousseaume, 1881). The aperture, columellar callus, and outer lip are entirely white. The columella is finely li above and more strongly anteriorly. The peculiarity of this species is the much finer granulation of the surface. The largest specimen is 193 mm in length.
Distribution edit
This marine species occurs off the Philippines, India and in the South China Sea.
References edit
- ^ a b Tutufa tenuigranosa (E.A. Smith, 1914). WoRMS (2010). Tutufa (Tutufa) tenuigranosa (E.A. Smith, 1914). 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=476599 on 19 June 2010 .
- Steyn, D. G.; Lussi, M. (2005). Offshore Shells of Southern Africa: A pictorial guide to more than 750 Gastropods. Published by the authors. pp. i–vi, 1–289.
- Castelin, M., Lorion, J., Brisset, J., Cruaud, C., Maestrati, P., Utge, J. & Samadi, S., 2012. Speciation patterns in gastropods with long-lived larvae from deep-sea seamounts. Molecular Ecology 21: 4828-4853
External links edit
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