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Bullina exquisita

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Species of gastropod

Bullina exquisita
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Family: Aplustridae
Genus: Bullina
Species: B. exquisita
Binomial name
Bullina exquisita
McGinty, 1955

Bullina exquisita is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Aplustridae, one of the families of bubble snails. The shell of the species is pink with darker pink markings.

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 7.8 mm.

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 91 m. Maximum recorded depth is 110 m.

Dredged at 65–80 m. depth, off Louisiana.

References

  1. Bullina exquisita McGinty, 1955. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 8 January 2019.
  2. "Bullina exquisita McGinty, 1955". Discover Life. Retrieved April 27, 2012.
  3. "Color". Jax Shells. Retrieved April 27, 2012.
  4. ^ Welch J. J. (2010). "The “Island Rule” and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.

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Taxon identifiers
Bullina exquisita
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