- Marsupina nana
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Marsupina nana Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Gastropoda (unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade LittorinimorphaSuperfamily: Tonnoidea Family: Bursidae Genus: Marsupina Species: M. nana Binomial name Marsupina nana
(Broderip & G.B. Sowerby I, 1829)Synonyms[1] Ranella albofasciata G.B. Sowerby II, 1841
Ranella nana Brodrip & G.B. Sowerby I, 1829
Ranella pulchra G.B. Sowerby II, 1835Marsupina nana, common name : Dwarf Frog Shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Bursidae, the frog shells.[1]
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Description
The shell size varies between 30 mm and 60 mm
Distribution
This species is distributed in the Sea of Cortez (along Western Mexico) and in the Pacific Ocean along Peru.
References
- ^ a b Marsupina nana (Broderip & G.B. Sowerby I, 1829). WoRMS (2010). Marsupina nana (Broderip & G.B. Sowerby I, 1829). 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=476514 on 3 February 2011.
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