''Bulbus'' is a
genus
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of
predatory
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sea snails,
marine gastropod mollusk
Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals after the Arthropoda, the members of which are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 85,000 extant species of molluscs are recognized. The number of fossil species is e ...
s in the
family
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Naticidae
Naticidae, common name moon snails or necklace shells, is a family of medium to large-sized predatory sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Littorinimorpha. The shells of the species in this family are mostly globular in shape.
Nat ...
, the moon snails.
Species
Species within the genus ''Bulbus'' include:
* ''
Bulbus fragilis
''Bulbus fragilis'' is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusk in the family (biology), family Naticidae, the moon snails.
Distribution
This marine species was found in Baffin Bay, Canada.
References
* ...
''
(Leach, 1819)
* ''
Bulbus normalis''
(Middendorff, 1851)
* ''
Bulbus smithii''
Brown, 1839
* ''
Bulbus striatus''
Golikov & Sirenko, 1983
* ''
Bulbus tenuiculus''
(G.B. Sowerby III, 1915)
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Bulbus benthicolus''
Dell, 1990: synonym of ''
Falsilunatia benthicola''
(Dell, 1990)
* ''Bulbus carcellesi''
Dell, 1990: synonym of ''
Falsilunatia carcellesi''
(Dell, 1990)
* ''Bulbus flavus''
(Gould, 1839): synonym of ''Bulbus smithii''
T. Brown, 1839
* ''Bulbus globosus''
(Jeffreys, 1885): synonym of ''
Phalium saburon''
(Bruguière, 1792)
* ''Bulbus incurvus''
Dunker, 1852: synonym of ''
Rapa incurva''
(Dunker, 1852)
* ''Bulbus scotianus''
Dell, 1990 Dell, 1990: synonym of ''
Falsilunatia scotiana''
(Dell, 1990)
References
* Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). ''European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification''. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213
* Torigoe K. & Inaba A. (2011) ''Revision on the classification of Recent Naticidae''. Bulletin of the Nishinomiya Shell Museum 7: 133 + 15 pp., 4 pls
External links
Naticidae
Gastropod genera
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