Bulla arabica Malaquias & Reid 2008
Bulla arabica by Baki Yokes
Photographed on 8/11/2008 at Kas (Turquia) in 15m depth
over Cymodocea nodosa+Halophila stipulacea, night dive, size 48.5mm

Taxonomy
Superdomain | Biota | |
Kingdom | Animalia | |
Phylum | Mollusca | |
Class | Gastropoda | |
Subclass | Heterobranchia | |
Infraclass | Euthyneura | |
Subterclass | Tectipleura | |
Order | Cephalaspidea | |
Superfamily | Bulloidea | |
Family | Bullidae | |
Genus | Bulla | |
Species | Bulla arabica Malaquias & D. Reid, 2008 | |
Classification according to Bouchet et al. (2017) Taxonomic source: World Register of Marine Species (AphiaID: 457832). |
- Malaquias and Reid. Systematic revision of the living species of Bullidae (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Cephalaspidea), with a molecular phylogenetic analysis. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 2008, 153, 453–543.
- Zenetos et al. Marine alien species in Greek Seas, Additions and amendments by 2010. Mediterranean Marine Science, 12/1, 2011, 95-120
Description
Biology
Etymology
- Bulla. Probably derived from the German “bulle”, bowl, in turn derived from “boll”, ball, sphere, anything spherical.
- Arabica. From Arabia.
Distribution
Alien species.
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Abundance
Western Mediterranean: | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
Eastern Mediterranean: | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
Atlantic Ocean: | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
More pictures
- We have no (more) pictures for Bulla arabica
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Further reading
Cite this article as:
Ballesteros, M., Madrenas, E. & Pontes, M. (2023) "Bulla arabica" in OPK-Opistobranquis. Published: 20/09/2014. Accessed: 03/12/2023. Available at (https://opistobranquis.info/en/?p=14671)