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Crossata

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Crossata
Apertural view of Crossata ventricosa (Broderip, 1833) with operculum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Bursidae
Genus: Crossata
Jousseaume, 1881
Type species
Ranella ventricosa Broderip, 1833

Crossata is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Bursidae, the frog shells.[1]

Species

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Species within the genus Crossata include:

Species brought into synonymy
  • Crossata californica (Hinds, 1843): synonym of Crossata ventricosa (Broderip, 1833)

References

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  1. ^ Crossata Jousseaume, 1881. WoRMS (2010). Crossata Jousseaume, 1881. 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=463415 on 19 June 2010 .
  2. ^ Crossata ventricosa (Broderip, 1833). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 19 June 2010.
  • Powell & Berschauer: Crossata (Gastropoda: Bursidae) in the eastern Pacific: A morphologic and paleontologic perspective; The Festivus vol. 49 (3); 2017.