Common frogsnail

Bufonaria rana

Molluscs
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth2–47 m
Water temperature18–30 °C
Best monthsJune and November
How commonOccasional

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Photo credit: (c) Ong Jyh Seng, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

About this species

Bufonaria rana is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Bursidae, the frog shells.

Text from the Wikipedia article “Bufonaria rana”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article

Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 29 records
February: 15 records
March: 16 records
April: 20 records
May: 20 records
June: 59 records
July: 31 records
August: 35 records
September: 23 records
October: 26 records
November: 55 records
December: 27 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 2–47 m · Deepest record: 60.5 m

0–10 m: 5 records
10–20 m: 5 records
20–30 m: 3 records
30–40 m: 0 records
40–50 m: 3 records
50–60 m: 0 records
60–70 m: 1 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 18–30 °C

18–20 °C: 2 records
20–22 °C: 2 records
22–24 °C: 14 records
24–26 °C: 82 records
26–28 °C: 129 records
28–30 °C: 133 records

Photos

(c) Matt B, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Kai Squires, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
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(c) JH, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Andre Hosper, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Matt B, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
no rights reserved · CC0 1.0 · iNaturalist

Names and classification

English: Common frogsnail, common frogsnail

Names in 2 more languages

German: Gemeine Froschschnecke
Japanese: ミヤコボラ

Other scientific names: Biplex rana, Bufonaria (Bufonaria) rana, Bufonaria albivaricosa, Bursa rana, Gyrineum scelestum, Murex rana, Ranella albivaricosa, Ranella beckii, Ranella interrupta

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Sources and credits

Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).

Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
795 open-data records from 1758 to 2013.
Species data updated October 26, 2026.

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