Haminoea antillarum, the Antilles paper bubble or Antilles glassy bubble, is a species of sea snail in the family Haminoeidae.[1]
| Haminoea antillarum | |
|---|---|
| |
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Cephalaspidea |
| Family: | Haminoeidae |
| Genus: | Haminoea |
| Species: | H. antillarum
|
| Binomial name | |
| Haminoea antillarum (Orbigny, 1841)
| |
| Synonyms | |
| |
Distribution
editThis 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.[citation needed]
Description
editThe length of the shell varies between 7 mm (0.28 in) and 20 mm (0.79 in). The species' diet consists of seagrass and is generally found 0-2 meters (0-6.5 feet) deep in the ocean.[2]
References
edit- ^ 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
- ^ Felder, Darryl M.; Camp, David K. "Gulf of Mexico Origins, Water, and Biota" (PDF). biogomx.net. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-02-02. Retrieved 2024-11-14.
- Thompson, T. E. (1977). Jamaican opisthobranch molluscs I. Journal of Molluscan Studies. 43: 93-140