Red-lined bubble snail | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Family: | Aplustridae |
Genus: | Bullina |
Species: | B. lineata |
Binomial name | |
Bullina lineata Férussac, 1822 |
Bullina lineata, common name the red-lined bubble snail, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Aplustridae. [1]
This snail has a milky-white mantle with iridescent blue edges. There are small black eyes on the head between the head shield processes. The shell has a white background with horizontally spiraling red brown bands which are crossed by vertical bands in the same color. The length is 15 to 25 mm. [2]
This species occurs in the sublittoral zone of the Indo-Pacific from Japan to Australia and New Zealand. [3] [4]
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