WoRMS taxon details
Bufonaria rana (Linnaeus, 1758)
216963 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:216963)
accepted
Species
Biplex rana (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Bufonaria (Bufonaria) rana (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted
Bufonaria albivaricosa (Reeve, 1844) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Bursa rana (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Gyrineum scelestum Yokoyama, 1928 † · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Murex rana Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted (original combination)
Ranella albivaricosa Reeve, 1844 · unaccepted
Ranella beckii Kiener, 1841 · unaccepted (synonym)
Ranella interrupta K. Martin, 1884 † · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
(of Murex rana Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886, https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/getref.asp?id=2787
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page(s): 748 [details] Available for editors
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Note East Asia (without exact locality)
Type locality East Asia (without exact locality) [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Bufonaria rana (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=216963 on 2026-04-19
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Murex rana Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886, https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/getref.asp?id=2787
page(s): 748 [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Ranella albivaricosa Reeve, 1844) Reeve, L. A. (1844). Monograph of the genus <i>Ranella</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 2, pl. 1-8 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated date: July 1844]. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8937195
page(s): Ranella pl. 1 fig. 2. [details]
original description (of Ranella beckii Kiener, 1841) Kiener, L. C. (1841-1843). Spécies général et iconographie des coquilles vivantes. Vol. 7. Famille des Canalifères. Troisième partie. Genres Rocher (<i>Murex</i>) Linné, pp. 1-130 + unpaginated erratum, pl. 1-47 [pp. 1-16 (1842), 17-130 (1843); pl. 1-47 (1842)]; Triton (<i>Triton</i>) Lamarck, pp. 1-48, pl. 1-18 [all (1842)]; Ranelle (<i>Ranella</i>) Lamarck, pp. 1-40, pl. 1-15 [pp. 1-40 (1842), pl. 1-15 (1841)]. <em>Paris, Rousseau & J.B. Baillière.</em> , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/87548
page(s): p. 5, pl. 4, fig. 1 [details]
original description (of Ranella interrupta K. Martin, 1884 †) Martin K. (1883-1887). Palaeontogische Ergebnisse von Tiefbohrungen auf Java, nebst allgemeineren Studien über das Tertiär von Java, Timor und einiger anderer Inseln. <em>Sammlungen des Geologischen Reichs-Museums in Leiden, ser. 1.</em> 3: 1-380, pls I-XV.
page(s): 138 [details]
original description (of Gyrineum scelestum Yokoyama, 1928 †) Yokoyama M. (1928). Mollusca from the oil-field of the island of Taiwan. <em>Imperial Geological Survey of Japan, Report.</em> 101: 1-112.
page(s): 44 [details]
basis of record Vine, P. (1986). Red Sea Invertebrates. Immel Publishing, London. 224 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
page(s): 748 [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Ranella albivaricosa Reeve, 1844) Reeve, L. A. (1844). Monograph of the genus <i>Ranella</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 2, pl. 1-8 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated date: July 1844]. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8937195
page(s): Ranella pl. 1 fig. 2. [details]
original description (of Ranella beckii Kiener, 1841) Kiener, L. C. (1841-1843). Spécies général et iconographie des coquilles vivantes. Vol. 7. Famille des Canalifères. Troisième partie. Genres Rocher (<i>Murex</i>) Linné, pp. 1-130 + unpaginated erratum, pl. 1-47 [pp. 1-16 (1842), 17-130 (1843); pl. 1-47 (1842)]; Triton (<i>Triton</i>) Lamarck, pp. 1-48, pl. 1-18 [all (1842)]; Ranelle (<i>Ranella</i>) Lamarck, pp. 1-40, pl. 1-15 [pp. 1-40 (1842), pl. 1-15 (1841)]. <em>Paris, Rousseau & J.B. Baillière.</em> , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/87548
page(s): p. 5, pl. 4, fig. 1 [details]
original description (of Ranella interrupta K. Martin, 1884 †) Martin K. (1883-1887). Palaeontogische Ergebnisse von Tiefbohrungen auf Java, nebst allgemeineren Studien über das Tertiär von Java, Timor und einiger anderer Inseln. <em>Sammlungen des Geologischen Reichs-Museums in Leiden, ser. 1.</em> 3: 1-380, pls I-XV.
page(s): 138 [details]
original description (of Gyrineum scelestum Yokoyama, 1928 †) Yokoyama M. (1928). Mollusca from the oil-field of the island of Taiwan. <em>Imperial Geological Survey of Japan, Report.</em> 101: 1-112.
page(s): 44 [details]
basis of record Vine, P. (1986). Red Sea Invertebrates. Immel Publishing, London. 224 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
Other
additional source
Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Harzhauser M., Raven H., Landau B.M., Kocsis L., Adnan A., Zuschin M., Mandic O. & Briguglio A. (2018). Late Miocene gastropods from northern Borneo (Brunei Darussalam, Seria Formation). <em>Palaeontographica, Abt. A: Palaeozoology – Stratigraphy.</em> 313(1-3): 1-79., available online at https://doi.org/10.1127/pala/2018/0077
page(s): 13, pl. 3 figs 6-9 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Raven, J.G.M. (H.). (2021). Notes on molluscs from NW Borneo 6. <i>Bufonaria borneensis</i> spec. nov. (Gastropoda, Caenogastropoda, Bursidae). <em>Vita Malacologica.</em> 20: 3-10. [details]
[request]additional source Harzhauser M., Raven H., Landau B.M., Kocsis L., Adnan A., Zuschin M., Mandic O. & Briguglio A. (2018). Late Miocene gastropods from northern Borneo (Brunei Darussalam, Seria Formation). <em>Palaeontographica, Abt. A: Palaeozoology – Stratigraphy.</em> 313(1-3): 1-79., available online at https://doi.org/10.1127/pala/2018/0077
page(s): 13, pl. 3 figs 6-9 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Raven, J.G.M. (H.). (2021). Notes on molluscs from NW Borneo 6. <i>Bufonaria borneensis</i> spec. nov. (Gastropoda, Caenogastropoda, Bursidae). <em>Vita Malacologica.</em> 20: 3-10. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Type locality East Asia (without exact locality) [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | common frogsnail | [details] |
| French | Ranelle de Beck [from synonym] | [details] |
| German | Gemeine Froschschnecke | [details] |
| Japanese | ミヤコボラ | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (10 barcodes) (from synonym Bursa rana (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Barcode of Life (4 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Bufonaria albivaricosa (Reeve, 1844))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (22 publications) (from synonym Bursa rana (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (34 publications) (from synonym Ranella albivaricosa Reeve, 1844)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Bufonaria rana)
To GenBank (18 nucleotides; 37 proteins) (from synonym Murex rana Linnaeus, 1758)
To GenBank (18 nucleotides; 37 proteins)
To GenBank (18 nucleotides; 37 proteins) (from synonym Bursa rana (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Malacopics (Bufonaria rana (Linnaeus, 1758) Philippines, ex coll. F.J.A. Slieker Jr.)
To Malacopics (Bufonaria rana (Linnaeus, 1758) Taiwan, Penghu, Penghu Lieh-tao (Pescadores), ex col...
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To Barcode of Life (4 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Bufonaria albivaricosa (Reeve, 1844))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (22 publications) (from synonym Bursa rana (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (34 publications) (from synonym Ranella albivaricosa Reeve, 1844)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Bufonaria rana)
To GenBank (18 nucleotides; 37 proteins) (from synonym Murex rana Linnaeus, 1758)
To GenBank (18 nucleotides; 37 proteins)
To GenBank (18 nucleotides; 37 proteins) (from synonym Bursa rana (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Malacopics (Bufonaria rana (Linnaeus, 1758) Philippines, ex coll. F.J.A. Slieker Jr.)
To Malacopics (Bufonaria rana (Linnaeus, 1758) Taiwan, Penghu, Penghu Lieh-tao (Pescadores), ex col...
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
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