Bullia mauritiana
| Bullia mauritiana | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Buccinoidea |
| Family: | Nassariidae |
| Subfamily: | Nassariinae |
| Genus: | Bullia |
| Species: | B. mauritiana |
| Binomial name | |
| Bullia mauritiana (Gray, 1839) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Bullia mauritiana, common name : the Mauritius bullia, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.[1]
Description
The shell size varies between 30 mm and 75 mm
Distribution
This species is distributed in the Indian Ocean along Madagascar and South Africa
References
- 1 2 Bullia mauritiana (Gray, 1839). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 4 February 2011.
- Dautzenberg, Ph. (1929). Mollusques testacés marins de Madagascar. Faune des Colonies Francaises, Tome III
External links
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