Marsupina nana

Marsupina nana
Marsupina nana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: 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, 1835

Marsupina 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

  1. ^ 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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