Biology:Bullia granulosa

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
	Bullia (Pseudostrombus) fusca Craven, 1883; Bullia fusca Craven, 1882; Dorsanum (Fluviodorsum) granulosum (Lamarck, 1822); Dorsanum granulosum (Lamarck, 1822); Terebra granulosa Lamarck, 1822 (original combination);

Short description: Species of gastropod

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

Description

The shell size varies between 16 mm and 34 mm

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Gabon and Angola

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

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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)