Haminoea antillarum

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Haminoea antillarum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Cephalaspidea
Family: Haminoeidae
Genus: Haminoea
Species:
H. antillarum
Binomial name
Haminoea antillarum
(Orbigny, 1841)
Synonyms
  • Bulla antillarum Orbigny, 1841
  • Bulla cerina Menke, 1853
  • Haminea guadaloupensis G. B. Sowerby II, 1868

Haminoea antillarum, the Antilles paper bubble or Antilles glassy bubble, is a species of sea snail in the family Haminoeidae.[1]

Distribution[edit]

This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off East Florida, in the United States to Colombia. It has been found off Cuba and the Virgin Islands and in the Atlantic Ocean off Eastern Brazil.

Description[edit]

The length of the shell varies between 7 mm and 20 mm.

References[edit]

  1. ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Haminoea antillarum (d'Orbigny, 1841). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=420524 on 2020-09-20
  • Thompson, T. E. (1977). Jamaican opisthobranch molluscs I. Journal of Molluscan Studies. 43: 93-140

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