Bullata guerrinii

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Bullata guerrinii
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Marginellidae
Genus: Bullata
Species:
B. guerrinii
Binomial name
Bullata guerrinii
de Souza & Coovert, 2001 [1]

Bullata guerrinii is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails. [2]

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Description

The size of the shell varies between 20 mm and 37 mm. The shell shows distinct cream spots against a caramel or dark brown background. There are faint upward spiraling bands on the shell. The lip has a moderate thickness. The long aperture is about as broad as the thickness of the lip.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Eastern Brazil.

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