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Family: Aplustridae



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17 species (see list below)
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Aplustrum amplustre
[Royal paper-bubble]
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Max. Length 0.8 cm DL
 
Bullina exquisita
[Exquisite bubble]

Harasti, David

Indo-Pacific. Tropical a
Max. Length 2 cm TL
Bullina lineata(Gray, 1825)

Photo by Harasti, David
 
Bullina lineata
[Red-lined bubble shell]
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Max. Length 0.9 cm TL
 
Bullina torrei
[]
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Bullina vitrea
[]
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Hydatina albocincta
[White-banded bubble]

Johnson, Scott and Jeanette

Indo-Pacific and Western
Max. Length 4 cm TL
Hydatina amplustre(Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Johnson, Scott and Jeanette
 
Hydatina amplustre
[Pink bubble]
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Hydatina exquisita
[]
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Hydatina fasciata
[]

Harasti, David

Indo-Pacific and Western
Max. Length 4 cm ShH
Hydatina physis(Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Harasti, David
 
Hydatina physis
[Brown-line paperbubble]
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Max. Length 4.5 cm DL
 
Hydatina vesicaria
[]
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Hydatina zonata
[Zoned paper bubble]

Johnson, Scott and Jeanette

Western Central Pacific

Micromelo guamensis(Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)

Photo by Johnson, Scott and Jeanette
 
Micromelo guamensis
[]

Johnson, Scott and Jeanette

Western Central Pacific

Micromelo scriptus(Garrett, 1857)

Photo by Johnson, Scott and Jeanette
 
Micromelo scriptus
[]
No picture found
 
Micromelo undata
[Polka-dot bubble shell]

Harasti, David

Indo-Pacific and Atlantic
Max. Length 3 cm TL
Micromelo undatus(Bruguiere, 1792)

Photo by Harasti, David
 
Micromelo undatus
[Miniature melo]
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Max. Length 0.3 cm DL
 
Parvaplustrum tenerum
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