Re: Juvenile Bulla from the Red Sea
October 13, 2005
From: C.Carlson & P-J.Hoff
Bill,
Binyamin's animal [message #14434] is not juvenile Bulla. It is the beast we are calling Diniatys dubia (Schepman 1913). I sent you a scan of a slightly darker form earlier [#14999 ]. I have added a shell graphic to go with this message.
Photo: Diniatys dubia (Schepman, 1913) shell 7.4 x 4.5. Guam, Bile Bay, 17 m. 18 July 1998; C.100. Photo: Clay Carlson & Patty Jo Hoff
The nature of the gizzard plates - single rows of rods; as well as the downward extension of the columella - suggest this placement.
Clay Carlson & Patty Jo Hoff
ccarlson@guam.net
Carlson, C. & Hoff, PJ, 2005 (Oct 13) Re: Juvenile Bulla from the Red Sea. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/15003Dear Clay & Patty Jo,
I should have looked more closely at the head. As you can see in Lindsay Warren's message [#4449] the front corners of the head in Bulla are drawn out, almost inot siphons. Thanks for picking this up so quickly.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman
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