# Bullastra

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{{Short description|Genus of gastropods}}
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|taxon = Bullastra
|authority = [Bergh](/source/Rudolph_Bergh), 1901
}}

'''''Bullastra''''' is a genus of large-sized, globose [snails](/source/snails) in the family [Lymnaeidae](/source/Lymnaeidae). Snails in this genus have large apertures and fleshy, triangular [tentacles](/source/tentacles).<ref name="Fact sheet">{{Cite web|url=http://keys.lucidcentral.org/keys/v3/freshwater_molluscs/Freshwater_Oct18/Media/Html/bullastra.htm|title=Bullastra - fact sheet|website=keys.lucidcentral.org|access-date=2018-02-03}}</ref> This genus is similar to [Austropeplea](/source/Austropeplea) but differs in generally being larger and having a distinctive twist in the [columella](/source/Columella_(gastropod)).

== Distribution and habitat ==
Bullastra are found in the [Philippines](/source/Philippines) and on mainland [Australia](/source/Australia). They are fully aquatic, living in smaller bodies of water, such as [ponds](/source/ponds) and [streams](/source/streams).

== Species ==
The genus ''Bullastra'' contains the following 4 species:<ref>{{cite web|last1=Bouchet|first1=P.|title=Bullastra Bergh, 1901|url=http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=724561|website=www.marinespecies.org|access-date=4 February 2018}}</ref>

* ''[Bullastra brevispira](/source/Bullastra_brevispira)'' (Martens, 1897)
* ''[Bullastra cumingiana](/source/Bullastra_cumingiana)'' (Pfeiffer, 1855) 
* ''[Bullastra vinosa](/source/Bullastra_vinosa)''  (Adams and Angas, 1864)
* ''[Bullastra lessoni](/source/Bullastra_lessoni)'' (Deshayes, 1830)

Type species: ''Bullastra velutinoides'' Bergh, 1901 (=''[Bullastra cumingiana](/source/Bullastra_cumingiana)'' (Pfeiffer, 1855))

== References ==
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Category:Lymnaeidae
Category:Taxa named by Rudolph Bergh

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