Haminoea hydatis

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

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.

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Description

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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.

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