Bullia natalensis

Bullia natalensis
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
  • Buccinum natalense Krauss, 1848 (original combination)
  • Bullia (Bullia) natalensis (Krauss, 1848)
  • Bullia plicata Redfield, 1848

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

  1. Bullia natalensis Kr..  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 1 November 2012.

External links

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