Bullina lineata
| Red-lined bubble snail | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Family: | Aplustridae |
| Genus: | Bullina |
| Species: | B. lineata
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| Binomial name | |
| Bullina lineata Férussac, 1822
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Bullina lineata, common name the red-lined bubble snail, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Aplustridae.[1]
Description
This snail has a milky-white mantle with iridescent blue edges. There are small black eyes on the head between the head shield processes. The shell has a white background with horizontally spiraling red brown bands which are crossed by vertical bands in the same color. The length is 15 to 25 mm.[2]
Distribution
This species occurs in the sublittoral zone of the Indo-Pacific from Japan to Australia and New Zealand.[3][4]
Ecology
These snails are primarily found in coral reefs and rocky shores in the Indo-West Pacific.[5]
The red-lined bubble snail has a diet consisting of Polychaete worms, found in sand patches on rock platforms[6].
Conservation Status
This species is found sporadically, but has not been evaluated by IUCN.[6]
References
- ^ Bullina lineata (Gray, 1825). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 8 January 2019.
- ^ Nieuwenhuizen, Peter van (2024-04-28). "Bullina Lineata: The Red-Lined Bubble Snail". Friends of the Jeffreys Bay Shell Museum. Retrieved 2025-09-16.
- ^ Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
- ^ Margaret Morley (2004), A Photographic Guide to Seashells of New Zealand, Illustrator: Iain A Anderson, New Holland Publishers, Wikidata Q115391200
- ^ Oskars, Trond R.; Malaguias, Manuel Antonio E. (November 2020). "Systematic revision of the Indo-West Pacific colourful bubble-snails of the genus Lamprohaminoea Habe, 1952 (Cephalaspidea : Haminoeidae)". Invertebrate Systematics. Retrieved January 2, 2026.
- ^ a b Edgar, GJ. "Bulling lineata". Reef Life Survey. Reef Species of the World. Retrieved 2 January 2026.
External links
- SEM images of the radula can be found at Thompson, T.E.; Bebbington, A. (1973). "Scanning electron microscope studies of gastropod radulae". Malacologia. 14: 147–165.
- Photos of Bullina lineata in the Sealife Collection