Hypermastus bulbulus

Hypermastus bulbulus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eulimidae.[1]

Hypermastus bulbulus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
Superfamily:
Eulimoidea
Family:
Eulimidae
Genus:
Hypermastus
Species:
H. bulbulus
Binomial name
Hypermastus bulbulus
(Murdoch & Suter, 1906)
Synonyms[1]
  • Balcis pervegrandis Powell, 1940
  • Eulima bulbula Murdoch & Suter, 1906 (original combination)

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to New Zealand.

References
  1. Bouchet, P. (2014). Hypermastus bulbulus (Murdoch & Suter, 1906). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=536296 on 2014-12-21.
  • Warén A. & Crossland M.R. (1991) Revision of Hypermastus Pilsbry, 1899 and Turveria Berry, 1956 (Gastropoda: Prosobranchia: Eulimidae), two genera parasitic on sand dollars. Records of the Australian Museum 43(1):85-112.


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