Haminoea cymbalum
| Haminoea cymbalum | |
|---|---|
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| Haminoea cymbalum, with orange peel for scale. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura clade Euopisthobranchia clade Cephalaspidea |
| Superfamily: | Haminoeoidea |
| Family: | Haminoeidae |
| Genus: | Haminoea |
| Species: | H. cymbalum |
| Binomial name | |
| Haminoea cymbalum Adams, 1850[1] | |
Haminoea cymbalum, sometimes known as the Cymbal bubble snail, 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.
Distribution
Haminoea cymbalum is found from as far east as Hawaii [2] and Christmas Island to as far west as the Indo-West Pacific oceans. It is not a common species, but locally large populations can be found.[3]
Description
The soft tissues of H. cymbalum are lime green with orange and purple markings.[4] As with all Haminoeidae, it is herbivorous and feeds on algae. It secretes a metabolite which has deterrent properties towards carnivorous fish.[3]
References
- ↑ WoRMS (2010). Haminoea cymbalum (A. Adams, 1850). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=214538 on 2010-12-14
- ↑ image:CymbalBubbleShell4k.jpg Sighting report in WikiCommons
- 1 2 A. Fontana, M. L. Ciavatta, L. D'Souza, E. Mollo, C. G. Naik, P.S. Parameswaran, S. Wahidulla, G. Cimino (2001)."Selected chemo-ecological studies of marine opisthobranchs from Indian coasts". J. Indian Inst. Sci. July-Aug, 81, 403-415.
- ↑ W. B, Rudman (1971)."On the Opisthobranch Genus Haminoea Turton & Kingston". Pac Sci 25(4): 545-559.
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