Red-mouthed Frog Snail
Tutufa rubeta
Also known as: Bursa Shell, Frog Shell, Frog Snail, Reddish Frog Shell, Ruddy Frog Shell
- Bursa Shell
- Frog Shell
- Frog Snail
- Reddish Frog Shell
- Ruddy Frog Shell
Overview
Found in caves, beneath dead corals and under rocks, over coral and rocky reefs, shells often heavily encrusted. They have a warty surface that gives them their name of "Frog Shells"
Frog shells are often heavily encrusted.
Females are bigger than males.
When reproducing they lay long upright capsule like eggs which they sit on to protect until they hatch.
How to identify
Habitat & where to find it
- Range · Indo-Pacific
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Found in caves, beneath dead corals and under rocks, over coral and rocky reefs, shells often heavily encrusted.
Adult photos 1
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Taxonomy
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumMollusca
- classGastropoda
- orderLittorinimorpha
- familyBursidae
- genusTutufa
- speciesTutufa rubeta (Linnaeus, 1758)
SourcesWoRMS
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