Crossata ventricosa
Species of gastropod
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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 | |
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| Several views of a shell of Crossata ventricosa (Broderip, 1833) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Bursidae |
| Genus: | Crossata |
| Species: | C. ventricosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Crossata ventricosa (Broderip, 1833) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Description
The length of the shell varies between 39 mm and 85 mm.
