bubble shell

noun

Any of the headshield slugs of genus Bulla, belonging to the order Cephalaspidea of gastropods.

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Meanings

nounbubble shell (plural bubble shells)

plural bubble shells

  1. Any of the headshield slugs of genus Bulla, belonging to the order Cephalaspidea of gastropods.
    1. biologyA marine univalve shell of the genus Bulla (Bullidae) and certain shells of similar appearance of the now disused order Tectibranchiata of molluscs.

      Synonyms: purple snail, violet snail

  2. Any member of the family Epitoniidae (syn. Janthinidae), of pelagic sea snails.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA marine univalve shell of the genus Bulla (Bullidae) and certain shells of similar appearance of the now disused order Tectibranchiata of molluscs.

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purple snailviolet snail
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APA

bubble shell. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bubble%20shell

MLA

“bubble shell.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bubble%20shell. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bubble shell,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bubble%20shell.

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