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Aplustridae
The Aplustridae is a taxonomic family of sea snails or bubble snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Acteonoidea. The former name of this family, Hydatinidae (Pilsbry, 1893) has been declared invalid.Bouchet, P.; Rocroi, J.-P. (Ed.); Frýda,J.; Hausdorf,B.; Ponder, W.; Valdes, A.; Warén, A. (2005). Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families. Malacologia: International Journal of Malacology, 47(1-2). ConchBooks: Hackenheim, Germany. . 397 pp Description The soft parts of animals in this family are brightly colored. The oval bubble-shaped shell is thin and fragile and has a sunken spire. The shell is white or beige-colored with colored bands or stripes. There is no operculum. Life habits The soft parts of the animal cannot retract completely into the shell, and therefore these animals depend for their defense on swimming and camouflage. They are specialised feeders, eating cirratulinid polychaete worms. Genera Genera within the family Aplustrida ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Micromelo Guamensis
''Micromelo guamensis'', common name the Guam paper bubble, is a species of sea snail, a bubble snail, a marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusk in the family Aplustridae. Description This species has a white shell with black to brownish wavy longitudinal bands. It may in fact be the same species as '' Micromelo undatus'', but it has traditionally been considered to be an Indo-West Pacific species. The shell is too small to hold the whole body, which has a green mantle with white spots and yellowish margins. The length is 10 to 12 mm. Habitat This species is found in shallow water, crawling on algae-covered rocks. Distribution This species occurs in South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring count ..., Japan, and the west coast of Australia. References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hydatina Zonata
''Hydatina zonata'', common name the zoned paper bubble, is a species of sea snail or bubble snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Aplustridae. Distribution This species occurs in the Indo-Pacific. Description The shell has the same shape as ''Hydatina physis ''Hydatina physis'' is a species of sea snail, a bubble snail, a marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusk in the family Aplustridae. Its common names include striped paper bubble, green-lined paper bubble, brown-lined paper bubble, and rose pe ...''. It is characterised by thin thick irregular brown lines running across the translucent white shell, essentially parallel to the outer lip of the shell. There are colorless spiral bands around the base and apex of the shell. The color of the soft parts of the animal varies from a pale translucent, almost white form, to a dark pinkish brown form that is edged with white. Length: 40 mm. References External links * Aplustridae Gastropods descr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hydatina Albocincta
''Hydatina albocincta'', common name the white-banded bubble, is a species of sea snail or bubble snail, a marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusk in the family Aplustridae The Aplustridae is a taxonomic family of sea snails or bubble snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Acteonoidea. The former name of this family, Hydatinidae (Pilsbry, 1893) has been declared invalid.Bouchet, P.; Rocroi, J.-P. .... References * Powell A. W. B., ''New Zealand Mollusca'', William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 Aplustridae Gastropods described in 1839 {{Aplustridae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hydatina
''Hydatina'' is a genus of sea snails, bubble snails, marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks in the family Aplustridae. Species Species within this genus include: * '' Hydatina albocincta'' Van der Hoeven, 1839 * ''Hydatina cinctoria'' Perry, 1811 (color variant and synonym of ''Hydatina zonata''). ** Distribution: South Africa * ''Hydatina exquisita'' Voskuil, 1995 ** Distribution: Marquesas Islands ** Length: 21 mm ** Description: very globose, thin shell with black and purplish spiral bands on body whorl and a narrow white band below the suture and at anterior end: anterior end of the columella is directed slightly to the right. * '' Hydatina montilai'' Delsaerdt, 1996 ** Distribution: Philippines. * ''Hydatina physis'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * '' Hydatina velum'' Gmelin, 1791 (probably color variant and synonym of ''Hydatina zonata'') ** Distribution: Indian Ocean, East Africa ** Length: 25–50 mm * '' Hydatina vesicaria'' (Lightfoot, 1786) brown-lined paper b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hydatina Physis
''Hydatina physis'' is a species of sea snail, a bubble snail, a marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusk in the family Aplustridae. Its common names include striped paper bubble, green-lined paper bubble, brown-lined paper bubble, and rose petal bubble shell. Distribution This bubble snail's distribution is circumglobal in tropical waters – the Red Sea, South Africa, West Africa, Arabian Sea, the Maldives, the Philippines to Hawaii, Australia, New Zealand, Canary Islands, Brazil, and the Lusitanic area (Europe). Description This species lives in shallow water, crawling and burrowing into the sand. It feeds on polychaete worms of the family Cirratulidae, mussels and slugs. Its color can vary from very dark to a pale pinkish white. The shell is thin, globose and fragile. The last whorl covers the rest of the whorls. There is no operculum. The large foot has lateral parapodia In invertebrates, the term parapodium ( Gr. ''para'', beyond or beside + ''podia'', feet; ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rictaxiella
''Rictaxiella'' is a genus of sea snails, bubble snails, marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks in the family Aplustridae The Aplustridae is a taxonomic family of sea snails or bubble snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Acteonoidea. The former name of this family, Hydatinidae (Pilsbry, 1893) has been declared invalid.Bouchet, P.; Rocroi, J.-P. ....MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Rictaxiella Habe, 1958. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=581598 on 2022-04-11 Species * '' Rictaxiella choshiensis'' Habe, 1958 * '' Rictaxiella debelius'' Poppe, Tagaro & Chino, 2011 * '' Rictaxiella joyae'' Poppe, Tagaro & Chino, 2011 References * Poppe, G., Tagaro, S. & Chino, M., 2011. Two new Rictaxiella (Gastropoda: Bullinidae) from the Philippines. Visaya 3(3): 76-82 External links * Aplustridae {{Aplustridae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Micromelo
''Micromelo'' is a genus of sea snails, bubble snails, marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks in the family Aplustridae. Species Species within the genus ''Micromelo'' include: * ''Micromelo guamensis'' (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) * ''Micromelo undatus ''Micromelo undatus'', common name the miniature melo, is an uncommon species of small sea snail or bubble snail, a marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusk in the family Aplustridae. Distribution This species occurs in the Caribbean, Flor ...'' (Bruguière, 1792) ;Soecies brought into synonymy: * ''Micromelo eximia'' (Deshayes, 1863): synonym of ''Micromelo guamensis'' (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) * ''Micromelo undata'' ic synonym of ''Micromelo undatus'' (Bruguière, 1792) (incorrect gender ending) References * Vaught, K.C.; Tucker Abbott, R.; Boss, K.J. (1989). A classification of the living Mollusca. American Malacologists: Melbourne. ISBN 0-915826-22-4. XII, 195 pp External links Pilsbry, H. A. (1893-1895). Manual of conch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Micromelo Undatus
''Micromelo undatus'', common name the miniature melo, is an uncommon species of small sea snail or bubble snail, a marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusk in the family Aplustridae. Distribution This species occurs in the Caribbean, Florida, Costa Rica, Panama, Bermuda, Brazil, Cape Verde Islands, Canary Islands, Ascension Island, Eastern Atlantic, South Africa, Japan, Thailand,Bali, and the State of Hawaii. Description The thinly calcified shell is covered with undulating brown lines, crossed with two other spiral lines. The shell length is 12 to 17 mm. The maximum recorded shell length is 17 mm.Welch J. J. (2010). "The “Island Rule” and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". '' PLoS ONE'' 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776. The large, colorful body is blue with white spots. The margin of the foot has a diffuse blue line. Habitat Minimum recorded depth is 0 m. Maximum recorded depth is 5 m. It lives on soft substrates and on the algal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aplustrum Amplustre
''Aplustrum amplustre'', also known as royal paper bubble, ship’s flag shell, swollen bubble, is a species of sea snails, bubble snails, marine opisthobranch gastropod The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda (). This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ... mollusks in the family Aplustridae. Description With length of shell around 15–40 mm, its shell is smaller and more heavily calcified shell than the other members of same species. shell with horizontal lines, with lightbrown stripes, outlined in black, alternating with translucent white and pink stripes patterns; the animal is too large to fit inside its shell. The species is active at night. Predator feeding on polychaete worms. Empty shells are used by hermit crabs. Distribution The species is distributed in warm sea around tropical Indo-Pacific ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aplustrum
''Aplustrum'' is a genus of gastropods belonging to the family Aplustridae. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Aplustrum Schumacher, 1817. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=205748 on 2021-05-13 The species of this genus are found in Indian and Pacific Ocean. Species: *''Aplustrum amplustre ''Aplustrum amplustre'', also known as royal paper bubble, ship’s flag shell, swollen bubble, is a species of sea snails, bubble snails, marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusk Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate anim ...'' *'' Aplustrum virgatum'' (nomen dubium) ;Species brought into synonymy: * ''Aplustrum thalassiarchi'' (A. Adams, 1855): synonym of ''Aplustrum amplustre'' (Linnaeus, 1758) References * Vaught, K.C.; Tucker Abbott, R.; Boss, K.J. (1989). A classification of the living Mollusca. American Malacologists: Melbourne. ISBN 0-915826-22-4. XII, 195 pp. * Poppe G. (201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bullina
''Bullina'' is a genus of sea snails or bubble snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Aplustridae. Species Species within the genus ''Bullina'' include: *'' Bullina callizona'' Sakurai & Habe, 1961 **Distribution : Philippines **Description : white ovate shell with four narrow pink spiraling bands. *'' Bullina exquisita'' McGinty, 1955, the exquisite bubble **Distribution : Indian Ocean **Length : 7.8 mm **Description : found at depths of 90 to 110 m * ''Bullina lineata'' Gray 1825, the red-lined bubble **Distribution : Indo-Pacific, Japan to Australia. *'' Bullina nobilis'' Habe, 1950 **Distribution : Japan, Philippines **Length : 10–21 mm **Description : ovate shell with wide aperture, narrowing at the top, and white outer lip; shell with horizontally spiraling red-brown bands, crossing wavy vertical bands in the same color, over a white background. Twisted columella. *'' Bullina oblonga'' Sowerby, 1893 **Distribution : South Africa, Réunion. **Length : 8 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
