Bullina Explained

Bullina is a genus of sea snails or bubble snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Aplustridae.

Species

Species within the genus Bullina include:

• Bullina callizona Sakurai & Habe, 1961
  • Distribution : Philippines
  • Description : white ovate shell with four narrow pink spiraling bands.
• Bullina exquisita McGinty, 1955, the exquisite bubble
  • Distribution : Indian Ocean
  • Length : 7.8 mm
  • Description : found at depths of 90 to 110 m
• Bullina lineata^[1] Gray 1825, the red-lined bubble
  • Distribution : Indo-Pacific, Japan to Australia.
• Bullina nobilis Habe, 1950
  • Distribution : Japan, Philippines
  • Length : 10–21 mm
  • Description : ovate shell with wide aperture, narrowing at the top, and white outer lip; shell with horizontally spiraling red-brown bands, crossing wavy vertical bands in the same color, over a white background. Twisted columella.
• Bullina oblonga Sowerby, 1893
  • Distribution : South Africa, Réunion.
  • Length : 8-11.5 mm
  • Description : rather rare; almost white shell, crossed by numerous red-brown fine spiraling bands that end at the columella.
• Bullina torrei (Aguayo & Rehder, 1936)
  • Distribution : Cuba, Virgin Islands, Indian Ocean, Arabian Sea, Gulf of Bengal.
  • Length : 8.5 mm
  • Description : found at depths of 15 to 27 m
• Bullina virgo Habe, 1950
  • Distribution : Philippines
  • Length : 8 mm
  • Description : white shell crossed by two pale pink spiraling bands.
• Bullina vitrea Pease, 1860
  • Distribution : Australia, New Caledonia, Hawaii, Japan
  • Description : found at depths of 12–15 m; shell with two gray or black spiraling bands and a yellowish color at the anterior and posterior; the snail is translucent clear with white pigmentation.

Notes and References

1. [Arthur William Baden Powell|Powell A. W. B.]