Crossata ventricosa

Crossata ventricosa
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]
  • Bursa (Lampadopsis) calcipicta Dall, 1908
  • Bursa californica (Hinds, 1843)
  • Bursa californica sonorana Berry, 1960
  • Crossata californica (Hinds, 1843)
  • Ranella californica Hinds, 1843
  • Ranella tenuis Potiez & Michaud, 1838
  • Ranella ventricosa Broderip, 1833
Apertural view Crossata ventricosa (Broderip, 1833) with operculum.

Crossata ventricosa, common name the 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. ↑ 1.0 1.1 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.

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