Marsupina nana
| Marsupina nana | |
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| Apertural view of Marsupina nana (Broderip & Sowerby, 1829) with operculum | |
| 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] | |
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Ranella albofasciata G.B. Sowerby II, 1841 | |
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]
Description
The shell size varies between 30 mm and 60 mm
Distribution
This species is distributed in the Gulf of California (along Western Mexico) and in the Pacific Ocean along Peru.
References
- 1 2 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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