Common name of Bulbus fragilis
 
Common Name Fragile moonsnail
Language English
Type Vernacular
Official Trade Name No
Rank 3 - (Other common name)
Country United States (contiguous states)
Locality
Ref. Bisby, F.A., M.A. Ruggiero, K.L. Wilson, M. Cachuela-Palacio, S.W. Kimani, Y.R. Roskov, A. Soulier-Perkins and J. van Hertum, 2005
Life Stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core morphology
1st Modifier morphology
2nd Modifier
Remarks 'snail', from Old High German 'snahhan', i.e., 'to creep'; 'moon' here refers to the smooth globular shells of species in this family.
Glossary [ e.g. cnidaria]
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