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Bullia mauritiana

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Bullia mauritiana
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B. mauritiana
Binomial name
Bullia mauritiana
(Gray, 1839)
Synonyms[1]
  • Bullia grayi Reeve, L.A., 1846
  • Dorsanum mauritianum (Gray, 1839)

Bullia mauritiana, common name : 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

The shell size varies between 30 mm and 75 mm

Distribution

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

References

  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