Bullia granulosa

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

Bullia granulosa
Apertural view of a shell of Bullia granulosa (museum specimen at Naturalis Biodiversity Center)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Buccinoidea
Family:
Nassariidae
Subfamily:
Bullinae
Genus:
Bullia
Species:
B. granulosa
Binomial name
Bullia granulosa
(Lamarck, 1822)
Synonyms[1]
  • Bullia (Pseudostrombus) fusca Craven, 1883
  • Bullia fusca Craven, 1882
  • Dorsanum (Fluviodorsum) granulosum (Lamarck, 1822)
  • Dorsanum granulosum (Lamarck, 1822)
  • Terebra granulosa Lamarck, 1822 (original combination)

Description

The shell size varies between 16 mm and 34 mm

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Gabon and Angola

References
  1. Bullia granulosa (Lamarck, 1822). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 3 February 2011.
  • Bernard, P.A. (Ed.) (1984). Coquillages du Gabon [Shells of Gabon]. Pierre A. Bernard: Libreville, Gabon. 140, 75 plates pp
  • Gofas, S.; Afonso, J.P.; Brandào, M. (Ed.). (S.a.). Conchas e Moluscos de Angola = Coquillages et Mollusques d'Angola. [Shells and molluscs of Angola]. Universidade Agostinho / Elf Aquitaine Angola: Angola. 140 pp
  • "Bullia granulosa". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 3 February 2011.


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