Bullia natalensis

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Bullia natalensis
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Several views of a shell of Bullia natalensis
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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 natalenseKrauss, 1848 (original combination)
  • Bullia (Bullia) natalensis(Krauss, 1848)
  • Bullia plicataRedfield, 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]

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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.

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References

  1. 1 2 Bullia natalensis Kr. . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 1 November 2012.