Atys caribaeus

Atys caribaeus
Shell of Atys caribaeus (specimen at the Natural History Museum Rotterdam)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Order:	Cephalaspidea
Family:	Haminoeidae
Genus:	Atys
Species:	A. caribaeus
Binomial name
Atys caribaeus (A. d'Orbigny, 1841)
Synonyms [1]
Bulla (Atys) speciosaA. Adams, 1850 Bulla caribaeaA. d'Orbigny, 1841 Bulla speciosaA. Adams, 1850

Atys caribaeus, common names the Caribbean glassy-bubble, Sharp's paper-bubble, is a species of small tropical sea snail, a bubble snail, a marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusk in the family Haminoeidae, the haminoea bubble snails. ^[1]

Description

The length of the shell attains 11 mm.

(Original description in French) The shell is oval, oblong, and thin, with a fragile and smooth texture that tapers at both ends. It is adorned with a few transverse striae. The spire is totally involute, marked by a slight umbilical depression that is not perforated. The aperture is narrow and barely arched, widening slightly toward the front; the columella is somewhat separated by an umbilical depression.

Its color is a uniform white. ^[2]

Distribution

This species occurs off Florida, in the Caribbean Sea and off Brazil, Western Atlantic Ocean; found at depths up to 183 m.

References

1. Atys caribaeus (A. d'Orbigny, 1841) . 5 January 2026. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species .
2. Orbigny, A. d' (1841–1853). Mollusques. In: R. de la Sagra (ed.). Histoire physique, politique et naturelle de l'Ile de Cuba. Paris: Arthus-Bertrand. p. 127. Retrieved 5 January 2026. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

External links

• Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). "Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification" (PDF). Patrimoines Naturels. 50 (180–213).
• Zenetos, A.; Gofas, S.; Russo, G.; Templado, J (2004). CIESM Atlas of exotic species in the Mediterranean. Vol. 3 Molluscs, 376. Monaco: CIESM Publishers. p. 324. Archived from the original on 7 May 2021.