Bullia rhodostoma

Bullia rhodostoma
Apertural view of a shell of Bullia rhodostoma
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. rhodostoma
Binomial name
Bullia rhodostoma
Reeve, 1847
Synonyms[1]

Bullia (Bullia) rhodostoma Reeve, 1847

Bullia rhodostoma, common name the smooth 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 25 mm and 50 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off South Africa

References

  1. 1 2 Bullia rhodostoma .  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 1 November 2012.

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