Bullina lineata

Red-lined bubble snail
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]

A live Bullina lineata

Description

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]

Distribution

This species occurs in the sublittoral zone of the Indo-Pacific from Japan to Australia and New Zealand. ^{[3] [4]}

Ecology

These snails are primarily found in coral reefs and rocky shores in the Indo-West Pacific. ^[5]

The red-lined bubble snail has a diet consisting of Polychaete (this version) worms, found in sand patches on rock platforms ^[6] .

Conservation Status

This species is found sporadically, but has not been evaluated by IUCN. ^[6]

References

1. Bullina lineata (Gray, 1825) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 8 January 2019.
2. Nieuwenhuizen, Author Peter van (2024-04-28). "Bullina Lineata: The Red-Lined Bubble Snail". Friends of the Jeffreys Bay Shell Museum. Retrieved 2025-09-16.{{cite web}}: |first= has generic name (help)
3. Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN   0-00-216906-1
4. Margaret Morley (2004), A Photographic Guide to Seashells of New Zealand, Illustrator: Iain A Anderson, New Holland Publishers, Wikidata   Q115391200
5. Oskars, Trond R.; Malaguias, Manuel Antonio E. (November 2020). "Systematic revision of the Indo-West Pacific colourful bubble-snails of the genus Lamprohaminoea Habe, 1952 (Cephalaspidea : Haminoeidae)". Invertebrate Systematics. Retrieved January 2, 2026.
6. Edgar, GJ. "Bulling lineata". Reef Life Survey. Reef Species of the World. Retrieved 2 January 2026.

External links

• SEM images of the radula can be found at Thompson, T.E.; Bebbington, A. (1973). "Scanning electron microscope studies of gastropod radulae". Malacologia . 14: 147–165.
• Photos of Bullina lineata in the Sealife Collection