bubble shell

English

a bubble shell (Bulla quoyii)

Noun

bubble shell (plural bubble shells)

(malacology) A marine univalve shell of the genus Bulla and certain shells of similar appearance of the now disused order Tectibranchiata of molluscs.
Any of the headshield slugs of genus Bulla, belonging to the order Cephalaspidea of gastropods.
Any of the family Janthinidae of pelagic sea snails.

Synonyms

(Janthinidae): purple snail, violet snail

References

Bulla (gastropod) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Bulloidea on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Bulla (genus) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Bulla at World Register of Marine Species
Janthinidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Janthinidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Janthinidae at World Register of Marine Species
bubble shell in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
bubble shell at OneLook Dictionary Search

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