Crossata ventricosa
Crossata ventricosa | |
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Several views of a shell of Crossata ventricosa (Broderip, 1833) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
(unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Littorinimorpha |
Superfamily: | Tonnoidea |
Family: | Bursidae |
Genus: | Crossata |
Species: | C. ventricosa |
Binomial name | |
Crossata ventricosa (Broderip, 1833) | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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Crossata ventricosa (swollen frog shell) is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Bursidae, the frog shells.[1]
Description
The length of the shell varies between 39 mm and 85 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off Chile, Peru and Ecuador
References
- 1 2 Crossata ventricosa (Broderip, 1833). WoRMS (2010). Crossata ventricosa (Broderip, 1833). 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=476468 on 7 October 2012.
External links
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