Bullia rhodostoma

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Bullia rhodostoma
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Apertural view of a shell of Bullia rhodostoma
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Nassariidae
Genus: Bullia
Species:
B. rhodostoma
Binomial name
Bullia rhodostoma
Reeve, 1847
Synonyms [1]

Bullia (Bullia) rhodostomaReeve, 1847

Bullia rhodostoma, common name the smooth 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 25 mm and 50 mm. Bullia rhodostoma are a slow growing, long-lived species with a life span of 15-20 years, following a 0.79 mortality rate, and 0.21 survival rate in their first 3 years. Successful adaptation has occurred because Bullia rhodostoma uses their single foot for crawling fast to search for food (usually stranded organisms, as they are carnivores), burying in the sand and surfing in the water on the shore. [2] [3]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off South Africa. [3]

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<i>Bullia callosa</i> Species of gastropod

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<i>Bullia laevissima</i> Species of gastropod

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<i>Dorsanum miran</i> Species of gastropod

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<i>Bullia natalensis</i> Species of gastropod

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<i>Bullia mauritiana</i> Species of gastropod

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<i>Nassarius capensis</i> Species of gastropod

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<i>Nassarius castus</i> Species of gastropod

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<i>Demoulia abbreviata</i> Species of gastropod

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<i>Nassarius subspinosus</i> Species of gastropod

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References

  1. 1 2 Bullia rhodostoma . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 1 November 2012.
  2. Silva et al. 1987
  3. 1 2 "Bullia rhodostoma". invasions.si.edu. Retrieved 28 September 2022.

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