Bullia
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Bullia is a genus
of sea snail
s, marine
gastropod mollusks in the family
Nassariidae
, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.
Species within the genus Bullia include:
Synonyms:
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of sea snail
Sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for those snails that normally live in saltwater, marine gastropod molluscs....
s, marine
Marine (ocean)
Marine is an umbrella term. As an adjective it is usually applicable to things relating to the sea or ocean, such as marine biology, marine ecology and marine geology...
gastropod mollusks in the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Nassariidae
Nassariidae
Nassariidae, common name nassa mud snails , or dog whelks , are a taxonomic family of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Neogastropoda.-Shell description:...
, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.
Species
The fiollowing subgenera are recognized:- Bullia (Bullia) Gray, 1834
- Bullia (Cereobullia) Melvill & Peile, 1924
Species within the genus Bullia include:
- Bullia aikeni Kilburn, 1978
- Bullia ancillaeformis Smith, 1906
- Bullia annulataBullia annulataBullia annulata, common name the annulated plough shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks....
- Bullia belangeriBullia belangeriBullia belangeri is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.-References:...
Kiener - Bullia callosaBullia callosaBullia callosa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks....
Gray - Bullia cataphracta Kilburn, 1978
- Bullia cumingiana Dunker, 1852
- Bullia digitalisBullia digitalisBullia digitalis, the Finger Plough Shell or Plough Snail, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.These dominant scavengers scent decaying animal matter from a considerable distance so that they converge from all...
(Dillwyn, 1817) - Bullia dilutaBullia dilutaBullia diluta is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks....
(Krauss, 1848) - Bullia granulosaBullia granulosaBullia granulosa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.-References:...
(Lamarck, 1822) - synonym: Bullia fusca Craven - Bullia gruveli (Dautzenberg, 1910)
- Bullia indusindica Melvill, 1898
- Bullia kurrachensis Angas, 1877
- Bullia laevissimaBullia laevissimaBullia laevissima, common name the fat plough shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks....
- Bullia mauritiana Gray, 1839
- Bullia melanoides (Deshayes, 1832)
- Bullia miranBullia miranDorsanum miran, common name : the Moroccan bullia, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.-Distribution:...
(Bruguière, 1792) - Bullia mirepictaBullia mirepictaBullia mirepicta is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks....
Bozzetti, 2007 - Bullia mozambicensisBullia mozambicensisBullia mozambicensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.-Distribution:Distribution of Bullia mozambicensis includes:* Mozambique...
Smith, 1878 - Bullia natalensisBullia natalensisBullia natalensis, the Pleated Plough Shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks....
(Krauss, 1848). - Bullia nitida Sowerby, 1895
- Bullia nuttalli Kilburn, 1978
- Bullia osculata Sowerby, 1900
- Bullia othaeitensis (Bruguière, 1789)
- Bullia persica Smith, 1878
- Bullia puraBullia puraBullia pura, common name the pure plough shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks....
Melvill, 1885 - Bullia rhodostomaBullia rhodostomaBullia 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....
Reeve, 1847 - Bullia rogersi Smythe & Chatfield, 1981
- Bullia sendersi Kilburn, 1978
- Bullia similis Sowerby, 1897
- Bullia skoogi (Odhner, 1923)
- Bullia tenuis Reeve, 1846
- Bullia terebraeformisBullia terebraeformisBullia terebraeformis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks....
Dautzenberg - Bullia townsendi Melvill, 1912
- Bullia tranquebarica (Röding, 1798)
- Bullia trifasciata Smith, 1904
- Bullia turrita Gray, 1839
- Bullia vittata (Linnaeus, 1767)
Synonyms:
- Bullia fuscus Gray in Dieffenbach, 1834 is a synonym of Impages hecticaImpages hecticaImpages hectica is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Terebridae, the auger snails....
(Linnaeus, 1758) - Bullia miran (Bruguière, 1789) is a synonym of Dorsanum miran (Bruguière, 1789)
- Bullia valida Dunker, 1852 is a synonym of Pusionella validaPusionella validaPusionella valida is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Clavatulidae. -Description:The size of an adult shell varies between 30 mm and 40 mm. The shell is smooth and ponderous. There are 11-12 whorls, flatly rounded, with two or three striae around the upper portion,...
(Dunker, 1852)
Further reading
- Odhner, N.H. (1923) Contribution to the marine molluscan faunas of South and West Africa. Meddelanden fran Göteborgs Musei Zoologiska Avdelning, 23, 1–39, 1 pl. page(s): 15
- Abbott, R.T. & S.P. Dance (1986). Compendium of sea shells. American Malacologists, Inc:Melbourne, Florida
- Allmon W. D. (1990). "Review of the Bullia group (Gastropoda: Nassariidae) with comments on its evolution, biogeography, and phylogeny". Bulletins of American Paleontology 99(335): 179 pp., 15 pls.