Crossata ventricosa

Crossata ventricosa (swollen frog shell) is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Bursidae, the frog shells.[1]

Crossata ventricosa
Several views of a shell of Crossata ventricosa (Broderip, 1833)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Tonnoidea
Family:
Bursidae
Genus:
Crossata
Species:
C. ventricosa
Binomial name
Crossata ventricosa
(Broderip, 1833)
Synonyms[1]
  • Bursa (Crossata) ventricosa (Broderip,1833)
  • Bursa (Lampadopsis) calcipicta Dall, 1908
  • Bursa californica (Hinds, 1843)
  • Bursa californica sonorana Berry, 1960
  • Crossata californica (Hinds, 1843)
  • Ranella californica Hinds, 1843
  • Ranella tenuis Potiez & Michaud, 1838
  • Ranella ventricosa Broderip, 1833
Apertural view Crossata ventricosa (Broderip, 1833) with operculum.

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. 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 .
  • "Crossata ventricosa". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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