Bullata guerrinii
| Bullata guerrinii | |
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| Bullata guerrinii | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Muricoidea |
| Family: | Marginellidae |
| Subfamily: | Marginellinae |
| Genus: | Bullata |
| Species: | B. guerrinii |
| Binomial name | |
| Bullata guerrinii de Souza & Coovert, 2001[1] | |
Bullata guerrinii is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails.[2]
Description
The size of the shell varies between 20 mm and 37 mm. The shell shows distinct cream spots against a caramal or dark brown background. There are faint upward spiraling bands on the shell. The lip has a moderate thickness. The long aperture is about as broad as the thickness of the lip.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Eastern Brazil.
References
- ↑ de Souza & Coovert (2001). The Nautilus 115 (1) : 1-14. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 24 April 2010.
- ↑ Bullata guerrinii de Souza & Coovert, 2001. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
External links
- de Souza P.J.S. & Coovert J.A. (2001). Revision of the Recent Bullata Jousseaume, 1875 (Gastropoda: Marginellidae) with the description of two new species. The Nautilus 115(1): 1-14
- Gastropods.com: Bullata bullata guerrinii
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