Bullina exquisita

Bullina exquisita
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Heterobranchia
informal group Lower Heterobranchia
Superfamily: Acteonoidea
Family: Bullinidae
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 Bullinidae, one of the families of bubble snails.[1] The shell of the species is pink with darker pink markings.[2]

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 7.8 mm.[3]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 91 m.[3] Maximum recorded depth is 110 m.[3]

References

  1. "Bullina exquisita McGinty, 1955". Discover Life. Retrieved April 27, 2012.
  2. "Color". Jax Shells. Retrieved April 27, 2012.
  3. 1 2 3 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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