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Bullia natalensis
Several views of a shell of Bullia natalensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Nassariidae
Genus: Bullia
Species:
B. natalensis
Binomial name
Bullia natalensis
( Krauss, 1848)
Synonyms [1]
  • 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. ^ a b 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
  • "Bullia natalensis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.


From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Bullia natalensis
Several views of a shell of Bullia natalensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Nassariidae
Genus: Bullia
Species:
B. natalensis
Binomial name
Bullia natalensis
( Krauss, 1848)
Synonyms [1]
  • 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. ^ a b 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
  • "Bullia natalensis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.



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