Bullina lineata
| Red-lined bubble snail | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Family: | Aplustridae |
| Genus: | Bullina |
| Species: | B. lineata
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| Binomial name | |
| Bullina lineata Férussac, 1822
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Bullina lineata, common name the red-lined bubble snail, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Aplustridae.[1]
Description
[edit]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.
Distribution
[edit]This species occurs in the sublittoral zone of the Indo-Pacific from Japan to Australia and New Zealand.[2][3]
References
[edit]- ^ Bullina lineata (Gray, 1825). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 8 January 2019.
- ^ Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
- ^ Margaret Morley (2004). A Photographic Guide to Seashells of New Zealand. Illustrator: Iain A Anderson. New Holland Publishers. ISBN 978-1-86966-044-4. OCLC 56646921. Wikidata Q115391200.
External links
[edit]- 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 on Sealife Collection