Bullia natalensis

Bullia natalensis
Several views of a shell of Bullia natalensis
Scientific 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 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]

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. 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.