WoRMS taxon details
Bulla vernicosa A. Gould, 1859
510448 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:510448)
accepted
Species
Bulla (Quibulla) subtropicalis A. W. B. Powell, 1965 · unaccepted
Bulla angasi Pilsbry, 1895 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Bulla conspersa Pease, 1869 · unaccepted
Bulla ovula G. B. Sowerby II, 1868 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Bulla ovulum A. Gould, 1867 · unaccepted (Unavailable name: established in...)
Unavailable name: established in synonymy; see Bulla ovula
Bulla secunda Mabille, 1896 · unaccepted
Bulla subaustralis Mabille, 1896 · unaccepted
Bulla subtropicalis A. W. B. Powell, 1965 · unaccepted
Quibulla scotti Iredale, 1937 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Gould, A. A. (1859). Descriptions of new species of shells brought home by the North Pacific Exploring Expedition. <em>Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History.</em> 7: 138-142., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9249698
page(s): 138. [details]
page(s): 138. [details]
Type locality contained in Ryukyu Islands
type locality contained in Ryukyu Islands [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Bulla vernicosa A. Gould, 1859. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=510448 on 2025-05-15
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Nomenclature
original description
Gould, A. A. (1859). Descriptions of new species of shells brought home by the North Pacific Exploring Expedition. <em>Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History.</em> 7: 138-142., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9249698
page(s): 138. [details]
original description (of Bulla ovulum A. Gould, 1867) Angas, G. F. (1867). A list of species of marine Mollusca found in Port Jackson Harbour, New South Wales, and on the adjacent coasts, with notes on their habits, &c. Part I. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1867: 185-233., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29533625 [details]
original description (of Bulla angasi Pilsbry, 1895) Pilsbry, H. A. (1893-1895). <i>Manual of conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species</i>. Ser. 1. Vol. 15: Polyplacophora (Chitons). Acanthochitidae, Cryptoplacidae and appendix. Tectibranchiata. pp 1-463, pls 1-58 [pls. 51-58 never issued]. Philadelphia, published by the Conchological Section, Academy of Natural Sciences. [pp. 1-64, pls. 1-10, Nov. 16, 1893; pp. 65-132, pls. 11-17, Mar. 19, 1894; pp. 133-180, pls. 18-42, Jul. 27, 1894; pp. 181-436, pls. 43-50, 59-61, Feb. 2, 1895]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/63222 [details]
original description (of Bulla ovula G. B. Sowerby II, 1868) Sowerby, G. B. II. (1868). Monograph of the genus <i>Bulla</i>. In: <i>Conchologia iconica, or illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 16: pls. 1-6 and unpaginated text. L. A. Reeve, London. [stated dates: pls. 2-4, Jan. 1868; 1, 5, 6, Mar. 1868]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9133414
page(s): pl. 2, species 5 [details]
original description (of Bulla conspersa Pease, 1869) Pease, W. H. (1869). Description of new species of marine Gasteropodæ inhabiting Polynesia. <em>American Journal of Conchology.</em> 5: 64-79., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15978904
page(s): 72, pl. 8 fig. 9 [details]
original description (of Bulla secunda Mabille, 1896) Mabille, J. (1896). Observations sur le genre Bulla. Bulletin de la Société Philomatique de Paris, (8) 8: 111-119. Paris [details]
original description (of Bulla subaustralis Mabille, 1896) Mabille, J. (1896). Observations sur le genre Bulla. Bulletin de la Société Philomatique de Paris, (8) 8: 111-119. Paris [details]
original description (of Bulla subtropicalis A. W. B. Powell, 1965) Powell, A. W. B. (1965). New Zealand molluscan systematics with descriptions of new species: part 5. <em>Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum.</em> 6: 161–168, pl. 22., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/60784762 [details]
original description (of Bulla (Quibulla) subtropicalis A. W. B. Powell, 1965) Powell, A. W. B. (1965). New Zealand molluscan systematics with descriptions of new species: part 5. <em>Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum.</em> 6: 161–168, pl. 22., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/60784762
page(s): 167 [details]
basis of record Malaquias, M. A. E.; Reid, D. G. (2008). Systematic revision of the living species of Bullidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Cephalaspidea), with a molecular phylogenetic analysis. <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 153(3): 453-543., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.2008.00369.x [details]
page(s): 138. [details]
original description (of Bulla ovulum A. Gould, 1867) Angas, G. F. (1867). A list of species of marine Mollusca found in Port Jackson Harbour, New South Wales, and on the adjacent coasts, with notes on their habits, &c. Part I. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1867: 185-233., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29533625 [details]
original description (of Bulla angasi Pilsbry, 1895) Pilsbry, H. A. (1893-1895). <i>Manual of conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species</i>. Ser. 1. Vol. 15: Polyplacophora (Chitons). Acanthochitidae, Cryptoplacidae and appendix. Tectibranchiata. pp 1-463, pls 1-58 [pls. 51-58 never issued]. Philadelphia, published by the Conchological Section, Academy of Natural Sciences. [pp. 1-64, pls. 1-10, Nov. 16, 1893; pp. 65-132, pls. 11-17, Mar. 19, 1894; pp. 133-180, pls. 18-42, Jul. 27, 1894; pp. 181-436, pls. 43-50, 59-61, Feb. 2, 1895]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/63222 [details]
original description (of Bulla ovula G. B. Sowerby II, 1868) Sowerby, G. B. II. (1868). Monograph of the genus <i>Bulla</i>. In: <i>Conchologia iconica, or illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 16: pls. 1-6 and unpaginated text. L. A. Reeve, London. [stated dates: pls. 2-4, Jan. 1868; 1, 5, 6, Mar. 1868]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9133414
page(s): pl. 2, species 5 [details]
original description (of Bulla conspersa Pease, 1869) Pease, W. H. (1869). Description of new species of marine Gasteropodæ inhabiting Polynesia. <em>American Journal of Conchology.</em> 5: 64-79., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15978904
page(s): 72, pl. 8 fig. 9 [details]
original description (of Bulla secunda Mabille, 1896) Mabille, J. (1896). Observations sur le genre Bulla. Bulletin de la Société Philomatique de Paris, (8) 8: 111-119. Paris [details]
original description (of Bulla subaustralis Mabille, 1896) Mabille, J. (1896). Observations sur le genre Bulla. Bulletin de la Société Philomatique de Paris, (8) 8: 111-119. Paris [details]
original description (of Bulla subtropicalis A. W. B. Powell, 1965) Powell, A. W. B. (1965). New Zealand molluscan systematics with descriptions of new species: part 5. <em>Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum.</em> 6: 161–168, pl. 22., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/60784762 [details]
original description (of Bulla (Quibulla) subtropicalis A. W. B. Powell, 1965) Powell, A. W. B. (1965). New Zealand molluscan systematics with descriptions of new species: part 5. <em>Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum.</em> 6: 161–168, pl. 22., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/60784762
page(s): 167 [details]
basis of record Malaquias, M. A. E.; Reid, D. G. (2008). Systematic revision of the living species of Bullidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Cephalaspidea), with a molecular phylogenetic analysis. <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 153(3): 453-543., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.2008.00369.x [details]
Identification resource
identification resource
Poppe G. (2010) <i>Philippine marine mollusks</i> volume 3. 665 pp., pls 708-1014. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. [details]
Other
context source (HKRMS)
Lin GY. & Qi ZY.(1985). A preliminary survey of the Cephalaspidea (Opisthobranchia) of Hong Kong and ajacent waters. In: Morton B & Dudgeon D., editor. Proceedings of the Second International workshop on the malacofauna of Hong Kong. The malacofauna of Hong Kong and southern China II. Hong Kong University Press, Hong Kong. 1: pp109-124. [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]
additional source Chaban E.M. (2016). Heterobranch mollusks of the orders Acteonoidea and Cephalaspidea (Gastropoda: Heterobranchia) of Vietnam: annotated check-list with illustrations of some species. In: A. V. Adrianov & K. A. Lutaenko (eds), <i>Biodiversity of the western part of the South China Sea</i>: 415-448. Vladivostok, Dalnauka. [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Chaban E.M. (2016). Heterobranch mollusks of the orders Acteonoidea and Cephalaspidea (Gastropoda: Heterobranchia) of Vietnam: annotated check-list with illustrations of some species. In: A. V. Adrianov & K. A. Lutaenko (eds), <i>Biodiversity of the western part of the South China Sea</i>: 415-448. Vladivostok, Dalnauka. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To ANSP Malacology Collection (syntype of Bulla conspersa. Pease, 1869. American Journal of Conchology 5 (2): 72, pl. 8, fig. 9 - catalog no. 57505) (from synonym Bulla conspersa Pease, 1869)
To Barcode of Life (6 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (26 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Bulla angasi Pilsbry, 1895)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Bulla conspersa Pease, 1869)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Bulla vernicosa)
To GenBank (22 nucleotides; 9 proteins)
To Malacopics (Bulla vernicosa A. Gould, 1859 Indonesia, Papua, Biak Lagoon, collected 29th July 1...
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To Barcode of Life (6 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (26 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Bulla angasi Pilsbry, 1895)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Bulla conspersa Pease, 1869)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Bulla vernicosa)
To GenBank (22 nucleotides; 9 proteins)
To Malacopics (Bulla vernicosa A. Gould, 1859 Indonesia, Papua, Biak Lagoon, collected 29th July 1...
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
