Malacology
Malacology is the study of mollusks. This includes animals like octopus, snails, slugs, and clams. It is the second largest phylum of animals, making them one of the most successful groups on the planet. There are over 80,000 described species of mollusks with many more left to be discovered. Mullusca is composed of 8 recognized classes including Cephalopoda, Gastropoda, Polyplacophora, Scaphapoda, Monoplacophorans, the Aplacophorans, Caudofoveata and Solenogastres, and Bivalvia.
Common West Indian Bubble
A. Adams, 1850
Bulla occidentalis
Class:
Gastropoda
Order:
Cephalaspidea
Family:
Bullidae
Misc. Facts
Citations
MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Bulla occidentalis A. Adams, 1850. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=420521 on 2021-06-23
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Malaquias, M. A. E., & Reid, D. G. (2008). Systematic revision of the living species of Bullidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Cephalaspidea), with a molecular phylogenetic analysis. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 153(3), 453�543. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.2008.00369.x
Rosenberg, G. 2009. Malacolog 4.1.1: A Database of Western Atlantic Marine Mollusca. [WWW database (version 4.1.1)] URL http://www.malacolog.org/