Biology:Haminoea hydatis

Short description: Species of gastropod

Haminoea hydatis
Shells of Haminoea hydatis from Veneto, Italy at the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Heterobranchia
Order:	Cephalaspidea
Family:	Haminoeidae
Genus:	Haminoea
Species:	H. hydaatis
Binomial name
Haminoea hydaatis Linnaeus, 1758
Synonyms
Bulla hydatis Linnaeus, 1758 Haminoea cymoelium Monterosato, 1917

Haminoea hydatis is a species of sea snail or bubble snail, a marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusc in the family Haminoeidae, one of the families of bubble snails.

Description

Haminoea hydatis cymoelia

An adult Haminoea hydatis can be as long as 8–30 millimetres (0.31–1.18 in), while the shell reaches a length of 8–23 millimetres (0.31–0.91 in). It is a fragile, inflated, oblong shell partially hidden by the mantle and parapodial lobes in crawling animals. These herbivorous swimming snails are dark brown.

Distribution and habitat

This species is present in SW Britain, Ireland, France and south to the Mediterranean, Madeira and Canaries; Ascension Island, St. Helena and west coast of Africa. These snails live on muddy sands, shell grit and algae fields.

References

• Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213

External links

• WoRMS
• "Haminea hydatis hydatis" (in en). Gastropods.com. http://www.gastropods.com/9/Shell_5579.shtml. 
• EoL
• PESI
• Sea Slug Forum

Wikidata ☰ Q3710177 entry