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Family: Bursidae frog shells (See list of species below)

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46 species with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)
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Bufonaria cristinae
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Bufonaria crumena
[Purse frog shell]


Bufonaria echinata
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Bufonaria gnorima
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Bufonaria margaritula
[Noble frog shell]
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Bufonaria perelegans
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Bufonaria rana
[Common frog shell]
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Bufonaria subgranosa
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Bufonaria thersites
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Bursa asperrima
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Bursa awatii
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Bursa bubo
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Bursa bufonia
[Warty frog shell]
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Bursa condita
[Tall frog shell]


Bursa corrugata
[Gaudy frogsnail]


Bursa cruentata
[Blood-stained frog shell]
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Bursa davidboschi
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Bursa fosteri
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Bursa granularis
[Cuba frogsnail]
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Bursa grayana
[Elegant frogsnail]
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Bursa lamarckii
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Bursa latitudo
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Bursa leo
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Bursa lucaensis
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Bursa luteostoma
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Bursa mammata
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Bursa natalensis
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Bursa quirihorai
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Bursa ranelloides
[Fine-sculpted frogsnail]


Bursa rosa
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Bursa scrobilator
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Bursa tuberosissima
[Yellow mouthed frog shell]
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Bursa verrucosa
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Bursina borisbeckeri
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Bursina fijiensis
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Bursina ignobilis
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Bursina nobilis
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Crossata californica
[California frogsnail]


Lampasopsis rhodostoma
[St. Thomas frogsnail]


Lampasopsis thomae
[St. Thomas frog shell]
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Tutufa boholica
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Tutufa bubo
[Giant frog shell]


Tutufa bufo
[Red-fringed frog shell]


Tutufa oyamai
[Oyama's frog shell]


Tutufa rubeta
[Reddish frog shell]
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Tutufa tenuigranosa
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46 Species of Family Bursidae
(frog shells)
Sort by: Species Length
Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
Bufonaria cristinae Western Central Pacific
Bufonaria crumena Purse frog shell Indo-West Pacific 9 ShH
Bufonaria echinata Western Indian Ocean
Bufonaria gnorima Western Central Pacific 8.5 ShH
Bufonaria margaritula Noble frog shell Western Central Pacific
Bufonaria perelegans Western Central Pacific
Bufonaria rana Common frog shell Indo-Pacific 9 SHL
Bufonaria subgranosa Western Central Pacific
Bufonaria thersites Western Central Pacific
Bursa asperrima Pacific Ocean.
Bursa awatii Western Central Pacific 7.5 ShH
Bursa bubo Western Central Pacific
Bursa bufonia Warty frog shell Indo-Pacific. 8 ShH
Bursa condita Tall frog shell Indo-West Pacific 11 ShH
Bursa corrugata Gaudy frogsnail Atlantic Ocean. 7.5 TL
Bursa cruentata Blood-stained frog shell Pacific Ocean.
Bursa davidboschi Western Central Pacific
Bursa fosteri Western Central Pacific
Bursa granularis Cuba frogsnail Indo-Pacific and Atlantic 4.8 TL
Bursa grayana Elegant frogsnail Western Atlantic. 2.8 DL
Bursa lamarckii Indo-Pacific. 6.5 ShH
Bursa latitudo Indo-Pacific.
Bursa leo Western Central Pacific 4.5 ShH
Bursa lucaensis Western Central Pacific
Bursa luteostoma Eastern Central Pacific
Bursa mammata Western Pacific
Bursa natalensis Western Atlantic. 8.25 DL
Bursa quirihorai Western Central Pacific
Bursa ranelloides Fine-sculpted frogsnail Western Atlantic.
Bursa rosa Indo-Pacific. 5.5 ShH
Bursa scrobilator Mediterranean Sea.
Bursa tuberosissima Yellow mouthed frog shell Western Central Pacific
Bursa verrucosa Southwest Pacific.
Bursina borisbeckeri Western Central Pacific
Bursina fijiensis Pacific Ocean.
Bursina ignobilis Indo-West Pacific.
Bursina nobilis Indo-West Pacific. 6 ShH
Crossata californica California frogsnail East and Southwest Pacifi
Lampasopsis rhodostoma St. Thomas frogsnail Indo-Pacific and Atlantic 3.5 TL
Lampasopsis thomae St. Thomas frog shell Western Central Atlantic
Tutufa boholica Western Central Pacific
Tutufa bubo Giant frog shell Indo-Pacific 30 SHL
Tutufa bufo Red-fringed frog shell Indo-Pacific. 14 ShH
Tutufa oyamai Oyama's frog shell Western Pacific. 8.5 ShH
Tutufa rubeta Reddish frog shell Indo-Pacific. 11 ShH
Tutufa tenuigranosa Indo-Pacific.



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