Bullia natalensis
| Bullia natalensis | |
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| Several views of a shell of Bullia natalensis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Buccinoidea |
| Family: | Nassariidae |
| Subfamily: | Bullinae |
| Genus: | Bullia |
| Species: | B. natalensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Bullia natalensis Kr. | |
| Synonyms | |
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Bullia natalensis, the pleated plough shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.[1]
Description
The length of the shell varies between 20 mm and 60 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs off Mozambique and the East Coast of South Africa.
References
- ↑ Bullia natalensis Kr.. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 1 November 2012.
- Cernohorsky W. O. (1984). Systematics of the family Nassariidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Bulletin of the Auckland Institute and Museum 14: 1-356.
- Marais J.P. & Kilburn R.N. (2010) Nassariidae. Pp. 138-173, in: Marais A.P. & Seccombe A.D. (eds), Identification guide to the seashells of South Africa. Volume 1. Groenkloof: Centre for Molluscan Studies. 376 pp.
External links
- Branch, G.M. et al. (2002). Two Oceans. 5th impression. David Philip, Cate Town & Johannesburg
- Gastropods.com: Bullia natalensis
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