Biology:Crossata ventricosa
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Short description: Species of gastropod
| Crossata ventricosa | |
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| Several views of a shell of Crossata ventricosa (Broderip, 1833) | |
Scientific classification 
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| 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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Apertural view Crossata ventricosa (Broderip, 1833) with operculum.
Crossata ventricosa (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
- ↑ 1.0 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 .
External links
- "Crossata ventricosa" (in en). Gastropods.com. http://www.gastropods.com/3/Shell_2883.shtml.
Wikidata ☰ Q5188501 entry
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