Biology:Bullata guerrinii
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Short description: Species of gastropod
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Bullata guerrinii de Souza & Coovert, 2001[1]
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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
- ↑ 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
- "Bullata bullata guerrinii" (in en). Gastropods.com. http://www.gastropods.com/6/Shell_9906.shtml.
Wikidata ☰ Q4996696 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bullata guerrinii.
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