Jump to content

Bullina lineata

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Red-lined bubble snail
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Family: Aplustridae
Genus: Bullina
Species:
B. lineata
Binomial name
Bullina lineata
Férussac, 1822

Bullina lineata, common name the red-lined bubble snail, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Aplustridae.[1]

A live Bullina lineata

Description

[edit]

This snail has a milky-white mantle with iridescent blue edges. There are small black eyes on the head between the head shield processes. The shell has a white background with horizontally spiraling red brown bands which are crossed by vertical bands in the same color. The length is 15 to 25 mm.

Distribution

[edit]

This species occurs in the sublittoral zone of the Indo-Pacific from Japan to Australia and New Zealand.[2][3]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Bullina lineata (Gray, 1825). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 8 January 2019.
  2. ^ Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
  3. ^ Margaret Morley (2004). A Photographic Guide to Seashells of New Zealand. Illustrator: Iain A Anderson. New Holland Publishers. ISBN 978-1-86966-044-4. OCLC 56646921. Wikidata Q115391200.
[edit]