Bullinidae
| Bullinidae | |
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| A live individual of Bullina lineata | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia informal group Lower Heterobranchia |
| Superfamily: | Acteonoidea |
| Family: | Bullinidae Gray, 1850 |
| Type genus | |
| Bullina Férussac, 1822 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Nonacteoninidae Bandel, 1994 Sulcoactaeonidae Gründel, 1997 | |
Bullinidae is a taxonomic family of small sea snails or bubble snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Acteonoidea.
Synonyms for this family are Nonacteoninidae Bandel, 1994 and Sulcoactaeonidae Gründel, 1997.
The original spelling was "Bullinadae". This family was declared to be a separate family by William B. Rudman in 1972.[1]
Shell description
The shells have a large aperture, which is rounded at the outer lip. The shells usually have striking markings.
Ecology
Habitat
These gastropods live in the intertidal to sublittoral waters of tropical and subtropical seas.
Life habits
The mantle can be retracted completely into the shell, but the operculum is too small to cover the opening. These snails regurgitate their meals when attempting to retract into their shells.
Further treatment under Acteonoidea and Cephalaspidea.
Genera
Genera within the family Bullinidae include:
- Bullina Férussac, 1822
References
- ↑ Rudman W. B. (1972) "Studies on the primitive opisthobranch genera Bullina Férussac and Micromelo Pilsbry". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 51(2): 105-19, 8 figs. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.1972.tb00776.x.
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