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Bullina lineata (Gray, 1825)
Maximum size: 21 mm
(extrapolated from shell length).
Identification:
This
species
has a pinkish-white shell decorated with dark pink axial
and spiral lines. The body is translucent cream.
Natural history:
Bullina lineata is
a moderately rare species found in protected to highly exposed
mixed habitats. At night, it can occasionally be seen crawling on sand
patches or nearby rubble in depths of 1-5 m (3-16 ft). Its egg mass is
an
irregularly coiled white tube anchored in sand with a mucus thread. It
has a sticky surface that collects a coating of sand and the eggs hatch
in about six days in the laboratory.
Distribution:
Big Island, Maui, Molokai, Oahu and Kauai: widely distributed in the
Indo-Pacific.
Taxonomic notes:
This
is
the species listed in Kay, 1979 as Bullina
scabra (Gmelin, 1791). Bullina
lauta Pease, 1860 is a
synonym (Kay, 1979). It
was first reported from Hawaii in Pease, 1860.
Photo: CP: 18
mm: Hekili Point, Maui; May 1, 2003.
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