Bullia mauritiana
(Redirected from Dorsanum mauritianum)
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Nassariidae |
| Genus: | Bullia |
| Species: | B. mauritiana
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| Bullia mauritiana (Gray, 1839)
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Bullia mauritiana, the Mauritius bullia, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.[1]
Description
[edit]The shell size varies between 30 mm and 75 mm
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Distribution
[edit]This species is distributed in the Indian Ocean along Madagascar and South Africa
References
[edit]- ^ a b Bullia mauritiana (Gray, 1839). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 4 February 2011.
- Dautzenberg, Ph. (1929). Mollusques testacés marins de Madagascar. Faune des Colonies Francaises, Tome III
External links
[edit]- "Bullia mauritiana". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 4 February 2011.
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