Bullia rhodostoma

Bullia rhodostoma, common name the smooth plough shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the nassa mud snails or dog whelks.[1]

Smooth plough shell
Apertural view of a shell of Bullia rhodostoma
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. rhodostoma
Binomial name
Bullia rhodostoma
Reeve, 1847
Synonyms[1]

Bullia (Bullia) rhodostoma Reeve, 1847

Description

The length of the shell varies between 25 mm and 50 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off South Africa

References
  1. Bullia rhodostoma . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 1 November 2012.
  • Cernohorsky W. O. (1984). Systematics of the family Nassariidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Bulletin of the Auckland Institute and Museum 14: 1–356.
  • Marais J.P. & Kilburn R.N. (2010) Nassariidae. pp. 138–173, in: Marais A.P. & Seccombe A.D. (eds), Identification guide to the seashells of South Africa. Volume 1. Groenkloof: Centre for Molluscan Studies. 376 pp.
  • Branch, G.M. et al. (2002). Two Oceans. 5th impression. David Philip, Cate Town & Johannesburg
  • "Bullia rhodostoma". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.


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