Bullina


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 mBullina lineata 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
  • *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.