Marsupina nana

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Marsupina nana
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Apertural view of Marsupina nana (Broderip & Sowerby, 1829) with operculum
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Bursidae
Genus: Marsupina
Species:
M. nana
Binomial name
Marsupina nana
(Broderip & G.B. Sowerby I, 1829)
Synonyms [1]

Ranella albofasciataG.B. Sowerby II, 1841
Ranella nanaBrodrip & G.B. Sowerby I, 1829
Ranella pulchraG.B. Sowerby II, 1835

Contents

Marsupina nana, the dwarf frog shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc 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.

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References

  1. 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 .