Bullia rhodostoma Reeve, 1847 is a animal in the Nassariidae family, order Neogastropoda, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Bullia rhodostoma Reeve, 1847

Bullia rhodostoma Reeve, 1847

Bullia rhodostoma Reeve, 1847 is a carnivorous marine species found off South Africa with a 15–20 year lifespan.

Family
Genus
Bullia
Order
Neogastropoda
Class
Gastropoda

About Bullia rhodostoma Reeve, 1847

Bullia rhodostoma Reeve, 1847 is a marine gastropod species. The length of its shell ranges between 25 mm and 50 mm. This is a slow-growing, long-lived species, with a lifespan of 15 to 20 years. In its first three years, the species has a mortality rate of 0.79 and a survival rate of 0.21. It has successfully adapted to its habitat by using its single foot for three key activities: crawling quickly to search for food, burying itself in sand, and surfing in shore water. It is a carnivorous species that typically feeds on stranded organisms. This marine species is distributed off the coast of South Africa.

Photo: (c) Reinier van der Kuip, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Reinier van der Kuip · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Neogastropoda Nassariidae Bullia

More from Nassariidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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