Bullia rhodostoma
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| Apertural view of a shell of Bullia rhodostoma | |
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B. rhodostoma
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| Bullia rhodostoma Reeve, 1847
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Bullia (Bullia) rhodostoma Reeve, 1847 |
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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]
Description
The length of the shell varies between 25 mm and 50 mm. Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off South Africa
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Bullia rhodostoma . 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
- Gastropods.com: Bullia rhodostoma
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