Marsupina nana, the dwarf frog shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Bursidae, the frog shells.[1]
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| Apertural view of Marsupina nana (Broderip & Sowerby, 1829) with operculum | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Bursidae |
| Genus: | Marsupina |
| Species: | M. nana
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| Binomial name | |
| Marsupina nana (Broderip & G.B. Sowerby I, 1829)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Ranella albofasciata G.B. Sowerby II, 1841 | |
Description
editThe Shell size varies between 30 mm and 60 mm
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Distribution
editThis species is distributed in the Gulf of California (along Western Mexico) and in the Pacific Ocean along Peru.
References
edit- ^ a b 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 .
External links
edit- "Bufonaria (Marsupina) nana nana". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 3 February 2011.
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