Bullina exquisita
| Bullina exquisita | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Family: | Aplustridae |
| Genus: | Bullina |
| Species: | B. exquisita
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| Binomial name | |
| Bullina exquisita McGinty, 1955
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Bullina exquisita is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Aplustridae, one of the families of bubble snails.[1][2] The shell of the species is pink with darker pink markings.[3]
Description
[edit]The maximum recorded shell length is 7.8 mm.[4]
Habitat
[edit]Minimum recorded depth is 91 m.[4] Maximum recorded depth is 110 m.[4]
Dredged at 65–80 m. depth, off Louisiana.
References
[edit]- ^ Bullina exquisita McGinty, 1955. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 8 January 2019.
- ^ "Bullina exquisita McGinty, 1955". Discover Life. Retrieved April 27, 2012.
- ^ "Color". Jax Shells. Retrieved April 27, 2012.
- ^ a b c 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.