WoRMS taxon details
Bullia pura Melvill, 1885
225381 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:225381)
accepted
Species
Bullia (Bullia) pura Melvill, 1885 · alternative representation
Bullia gracilis W. H. Turton, 1932 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Bullia kraussi W. H. Turton, 1932 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Bullia pura var. balteata G. B. Sowerby III, 1921 · unaccepted
Bullia scalaris W. H. Turton, 1932 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Bullia tenuistriata Tomlin, 1920 · unaccepted
Bullia thetis W. H. Turton, 1932 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
- Variety Bullia pura var. balteata G. B. Sowerby III, 1921 accepted as Bullia pura Melvill, 1885
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Melvill, J.C. (1885). Descriptions of two new species of shells. <em>Journal of Conchology.</em> 4: 316, pl. 11., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31571740
page(s): 316, pl. 11, fig. 2 [details]
page(s): 316, pl. 11, fig. 2 [details]
Type locality contained in Port Elizabeth
type locality contained in Port Elizabeth [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Bullia pura Melvill, 1885. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=225381 on 2025-05-16
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Nomenclature
original description
Melvill, J.C. (1885). Descriptions of two new species of shells. <em>Journal of Conchology.</em> 4: 316, pl. 11., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31571740
page(s): 316, pl. 11, fig. 2 [details]
original description (of Bullia scalaris W. H. Turton, 1932) Turton, W. H. (1932). The marine shells of Port Alfred S. Africa. Humphrey Milford, London. pp. i-xvi, 1-331, pls 1-70. [published 22 Dec. 1932].
page(s): 65, pl. 15, sp. 469. [details] Available for editors
[request]
original description (of Bullia thetis W. H. Turton, 1932) Turton, W. H. (1932). The marine shells of Port Alfred S. Africa. Humphrey Milford, London. pp. i-xvi, 1-331, pls 1-70. [published 22 Dec. 1932].
page(s): 63, pl. 15, sp. 462. [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Bullia gracilis W. H. Turton, 1932) Turton, W. H. (1932). The marine shells of Port Alfred S. Africa. Humphrey Milford, London. pp. i-xvi, 1-331, pls 1-70. [published 22 Dec. 1932].
page(s): 61, p. 14, sp. 450. [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Bullia kraussi W. H. Turton, 1932) Turton, W. H. (1932). The marine shells of Port Alfred S. Africa. Humphrey Milford, London. pp. i-xvi, 1-331, pls 1-70. [published 22 Dec. 1932].
page(s): 61, p. 14, sp. 449. [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Bullia tenuistriata Tomlin, 1920) Tomlin, J. R. le B. (1920). Four new marine species from South Africa. <em>Journal of Conchology.</em> 16(30): 87-88.
page(s): 87, fig. 4. [details]
original description (of Bullia pura var. balteata G. B. Sowerby III, 1921) Sowerby, G. B. III. (1921). New shells from Port Alfred, collected by Lieut.-Colonel W. H. Turton. <em>Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London.</em> 14(4): 125-127., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30346844
page(s): 127 [details]
basis of record Branch, G. M. (2002). Two Oceans. 5th impression. <em>David Philip, Cate Town & Johannesburg.</em> , available online at http://books.google.es/books?id=W_2QB8ftLgcC [details]
page(s): 316, pl. 11, fig. 2 [details]
original description (of Bullia scalaris W. H. Turton, 1932) Turton, W. H. (1932). The marine shells of Port Alfred S. Africa. Humphrey Milford, London. pp. i-xvi, 1-331, pls 1-70. [published 22 Dec. 1932].
page(s): 65, pl. 15, sp. 469. [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Bullia thetis W. H. Turton, 1932) Turton, W. H. (1932). The marine shells of Port Alfred S. Africa. Humphrey Milford, London. pp. i-xvi, 1-331, pls 1-70. [published 22 Dec. 1932].
page(s): 63, pl. 15, sp. 462. [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Bullia gracilis W. H. Turton, 1932) Turton, W. H. (1932). The marine shells of Port Alfred S. Africa. Humphrey Milford, London. pp. i-xvi, 1-331, pls 1-70. [published 22 Dec. 1932].
page(s): 61, p. 14, sp. 450. [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Bullia kraussi W. H. Turton, 1932) Turton, W. H. (1932). The marine shells of Port Alfred S. Africa. Humphrey Milford, London. pp. i-xvi, 1-331, pls 1-70. [published 22 Dec. 1932].
page(s): 61, p. 14, sp. 449. [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Bullia tenuistriata Tomlin, 1920) Tomlin, J. R. le B. (1920). Four new marine species from South Africa. <em>Journal of Conchology.</em> 16(30): 87-88.
page(s): 87, fig. 4. [details]
original description (of Bullia pura var. balteata G. B. Sowerby III, 1921) Sowerby, G. B. III. (1921). New shells from Port Alfred, collected by Lieut.-Colonel W. H. Turton. <em>Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London.</em> 14(4): 125-127., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30346844
page(s): 127 [details]
basis of record Branch, G. M. (2002). Two Oceans. 5th impression. <em>David Philip, Cate Town & Johannesburg.</em> , available online at http://books.google.es/books?id=W_2QB8ftLgcC [details]
Identification resource
identification resource
Marais J.P. & Kilburn R.N. (2010) Nassariidae. Pp. 138-173, in: Marais A.P. & Seccombe A.D. (eds), Identification guide to the seashells of South Africa. Volume 1. Groenkloof: Centre for Molluscan Studies. 376 pp. [details]
Other
additional source
Cernohorsky, W. O. (1984). Systematics of the family Nassariidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda). <em>Bulletin of the Auckland Institute and Museum.</em> 14: i-iv, 1-356. [published 12 July 1984]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/59858109 [details]
additional source Steyn, D. G. & Lussi, M. (2005). <i>Offshore shells of southern Africa: A pictorial guide to more than 750 gastropods</i>. Published by the authors. pp. i–vi, 1–289.
page(s): 129. [details]
additional source Steyn, D. G. & Lussi, M. (2005). <i>Offshore shells of southern Africa: A pictorial guide to more than 750 gastropods</i>. Published by the authors. pp. i–vi, 1–289.
page(s): 129. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | pure plough shell | [details] |
