Bullata guerrinii

Bullata guerrinii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Marginellidae
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 caramel 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

  1. ^ de Souza & Coovert (2001). The Nautilus 115 (1) : 1–14. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 24 April 2010.
  2. ^ Bullata guerrinii de Souza & Coovert, 2001. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
  • 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
  • "Bullata bullata guerrinii". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.


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