Bullia mauritiana

Bullia mauritiana, common name : the Mauritius bullia, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.[1]

Bullia mauritiana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Buccinoidea
Family:
Nassariidae
Subfamily:
Nassariinae
Genus:
Bullia
Species:
B. mauritiana
Binomial name
Bullia mauritiana
(Gray, 1839)
Synonyms[1]
  • Bullia grayi Reeve, L.A., 1846
  • Dorsanum mauritianum (Gray, 1839)

Description

The shell size varies between 30 mm and 75 mm

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Indian Ocean along Madagascar and South Africa

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References
  1. Bullia mauritiana (Gray, 1839). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 4 February 2011.
  • Dautzenberg, Ph. (1929). Mollusques testacés marins de Madagascar. Faune des Colonies Francaises, Tome III
  • "Bullia mauritiana". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 4 February 2011.


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