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/15003

Dear 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

Rudman, W.B., 2005 (Oct 13). Comment on Re: Juvenile Bulla from the Red Sea by C.Carlson & P-J.Hoff. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/15003

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