Bullia natalensis

{{Short description|Species of gastropod}}

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| image = Bullia natalensis 001.jpg

| image_caption = Several views of a shell of Bullia natalensis

| genus = Bullia

| species = natalensis

| authority = (Krauss, 1848)

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| synonyms = * Buccinum natalense Krauss, 1848 (original combination)

  • Bullia (Bullia) natalensis (Krauss, 1848)
  • Bullia plicata Redfield, 1848

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Bullia natalensis, the pleated plough shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.{{WRMS species|208016|Bullia natalensis Kr.||1 November 2012}}

Description

The length of the shell varies between 20 mm and 60 mm.

Their functional type is benthos.

Their feeding type is scavenger.

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Distribution

This species occurs off Mozambique and the East Coast of South Africa.

References

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  • Cernohorsky W. O. (1984). Systematics of the family Nassariidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Bulletin of the Auckland Institute and Museum 14: 1–356.
  • Marais J.P. & Kilburn R.N. (2010) Nassariidae. pp. 138–173, in: Marais A.P. & Seccombe A.D. (eds), Identification guide to the seashells of South Africa. Volume 1. Groenkloof: Centre for Molluscan Studies. 376 pp.