Bullina exquisita

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Bullina exquisita
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Family: Aplustridae
Genus: Bullina
Species:
B. exquisita
Binomial name
Bullina exquisita
McGinty, 1955

Bullina exquisita is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Aplustridae, one of the families of bubble snails. [1] [2] The shell of the species is pink with darker pink markings. [3]

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Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 7.8 mm. [4]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 91 m. [4] Maximum recorded depth is 110 m. [4]

Dredged at 65–80 m. depth, off Louisiana.

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References

  1. Bullina exquisita McGinty, 1955 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 8 January 2019.
  2. "Bullina exquisita McGinty, 1955". Discover Life . Retrieved April 27, 2012.
  3. "Color". Jax Shells. Retrieved April 27, 2012.
  4. 1 2 3 Welch J. J. (2010). "The “Island Rule” and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.