Crossata ventricosa
Appearance
Crossata ventricosa | |
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Several views of a shell of Crossata ventricosa (Broderip, 1833) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Littorinimorpha |
Family: | Bursidae |
Genus: | Crossata |
Species: | C. ventricosa
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Binomial name | |
Crossata ventricosa (Broderip, 1833)
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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
[edit]The length of the shell varies between 39 mm and 85 mm.
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Distribution
[edit]This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off Chile, Peru and Ecuador
References
[edit]- ^ a b 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
[edit]- "Crossata ventricosa". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.