Bullia granulosa

Bullia granulosa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.[1]

Bullia granulosa
Apertural view of a shell of Bullia granulosa (museum specimen at Naturalis Biodiversity Center)
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. granulosa
Binomial name
Bullia granulosa
(Lamarck, 1822)
Synonyms[1]
  • Bullia (Pseudostrombus) fusca Craven, 1883
  • Bullia fusca Craven, 1882
  • Dorsanum (Fluviodorsum) granulosum (Lamarck, 1822)
  • Dorsanum granulosum (Lamarck, 1822)
  • Terebra granulosa Lamarck, 1822 (original combination)

Description

The shell size varies between 16 mm and 34 mm

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Gabon and Angola

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References
  1. Bullia granulosa (Lamarck, 1822). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 3 February 2011.
  • Bernard, P.A. (Ed.) (1984). Coquillages du Gabon [Shells of Gabon]. Pierre A. Bernard: Libreville, Gabon. 140, 75 plates pp
  • Gofas, S.; Afonso, J.P.; Brandào, M. (Ed.). (S.a.). Conchas e Moluscos de Angola = Coquillages et Mollusques d'Angola. [Shells and molluscs of Angola]. Universidade Agostinho / Elf Aquitaine Angola: Angola. 140 pp
  • "Bullia granulosa". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 3 February 2011.


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