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Bullia mauritiana

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Bullia mauritiana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Nassariidae
Genus: Bullia
Species:
B. mauritiana
Binomial name
Bullia mauritiana
(Gray, 1839)
Synonyms[1]
  • Bullia grayi Reeve, L.A., 1846
  • Dorsanum mauritianum (Gray, 1839)

Bullia mauritiana, the Mauritius bullia, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.[1]

Description

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The shell size varies between 30 mm and 75 mm

Distribution

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This species is distributed in the Indian Ocean along Madagascar and South Africa

References

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  1. ^ a b Bullia mauritiana (Gray, 1839). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 4 February 2011.
  • Dautzenberg, Ph. (1929). Mollusques testacés marins de Madagascar. Faune des Colonies Francaises, Tome III
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  • "Bullia mauritiana". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 4 February 2011.