Marsupina nana

Marsupina nana (dwarf frog shell) is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Bursidae, the frog Shells.[1]

Marsupina nana
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]

Ranella albofasciata G.B. Sowerby II, 1841
Ranella nana Brodrip & G.B. Sowerby I, 1829
Ranella pulchra G.B. Sowerby II, 1835

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. 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 .
  • "Bufonaria (Marsupina) nana nana". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 3 February 2011.


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