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Bulimulus sula Simone & Amaral, 2018
1308294 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1308294)
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Simone, L. R. L. & Amaral, V. S. do. (2018). Insular life: new endemic species from São Paulo oceanic islands, Brazil (Pulmonata, Bulimulidae), as example of endemicity. <em>Journal of Conchology.</em> 43(2): 167-187.
page(s): 180, figs 15–20, 29–36, 56–71 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 180, figs 15–20, 29–36, 56–71 [details] Available for editors

Type locality contained in Sao Paulo
, Note Brazil, São Paulo; off São Sebastião, Ilha...
type locality contained in Sao Paulo [details]
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Type locality Brazil, São Paulo; off São Sebastião, Ilha de Alcatrazes, near Porto dos Faroleiros, 24°06'03.07''S 45°41'43.90''W [details]
Type locality Brazil, São Paulo; off São Sebastião, Ilha de Alcatrazes, near Porto dos Faroleiros, 24°06'03.07''S 45°41'43.90''W [details]
Distribution Endemic to Alcatrazes Island, Brazil
Etymology The epithet is a reference the species of seabird that gives the name to that island – alcatraz or atobá in Portuguese...
Distribution Endemic to Alcatrazes Island, Brazil [details]
Etymology The epithet is a reference the species of seabird that gives the name to that island – alcatraz or atobá in Portuguese...
Etymology The epithet is a reference the species of seabird that gives the name to that island – alcatraz or atobá in Portuguese – the common name for Sula leucogaster (Boddaert, 1783), the commonest species in that region. The epithet is in apposition in relation to the bird’s genus name [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Bulimulus sula Simone & Amaral, 2018. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1308294 on 2025-04-09
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Simone, L. R. L. & Amaral, V. S. do. (2018). Insular life: new endemic species from São Paulo oceanic islands, Brazil (Pulmonata, Bulimulidae), as example of endemicity. <em>Journal of Conchology.</em> 43(2): 167-187.
page(s): 180, figs 15–20, 29–36, 56–71 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 180, figs 15–20, 29–36, 56–71 [details] Available for editors






From editor or global species database
Distribution Endemic to Alcatrazes Island, Brazil [details]Etymology The epithet is a reference the species of seabird that gives the name to that island – alcatraz or atobá in Portuguese – the common name for Sula leucogaster (Boddaert, 1783), the commonest species in that region. The epithet is in apposition in relation to the bird’s genus name [details]
Type locality Brazil, São Paulo; off São Sebastião, Ilha de Alcatrazes, near Porto dos Faroleiros, 24°06'03.07''S 45°41'43.90''W [details]
Type locality Brazil, São Paulo; off São Sebastião, Ilha de Alcatrazes, near Porto dos Faroleiros, 24°06'03.07''S 45°41'43.90''W [details]