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Bullia annulata

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Gastropoda

Family
  
Nassariidae

Scientific name
  
Bullia annulata

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Superfamily
  
Buccinoidea

Subfamily
  
Bullinae

Rank
  
Species

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Similar
  
Bullia natalensis, Bullia mozambicensis, Nassarius albescens, Cyllene, Dorsanum miran

Bullia annulata, common name the annulated plough shell or annulate bullia, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.

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Description

The length of the shell varies between 35 mm and 60 mm.

The ovate, conica shell is transversely striated. It is of a reddish white color. The pointed spire is, composed of nine angular whorls, depressed at their upper part, where they are surrounded by a sort of wrinkled ring. The whorls of the spire, with the exception of the last, are by no means convex. The whitish aperture is ovate and emarginated at its base. The thin outer lip is sharp, forming a small canal at its upper and internal part at its union with the left lip. The columella is white.

This species is remarkable for its pointed spire, and its angular whorls, the upper ones having their margin slightly scaly.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Saldanha Bay, South Africa; and off Mozambique

References

Bullia annulata Wikipedia