Biology:Lampasopsis cruentata

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Lampasopsis cruentata
Bursa cruentata.jpg
Apertural view of Lampasopsis cruentata (G.B. Sowerby II, 1835)
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Bursidae
Genus: Lampasopsis
Species:
L. cruentata
Binomial name
Lampasopsis cruentata
(G.B. Sowerby II, 1835)
Synonyms[1]
  • Bursa cruentata (G. B. Sowerby II, 1835)
  • Ranella cruentata G.B. Sowerby II, 1835

Lampasopsis cruentata 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 28 mm and 44 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Indo-Pacific and off Papua New Guinea and Australia (Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia).

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Lampasopsis cruentata (G. B. Sowerby II, 1835). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1472318 on 2023-07-20

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q3703170 entry