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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)

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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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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Aplustrum amplustre Royal paper-bubble Western Central Pacific 1758
Bullina exquisita Exquisite bubble Western Atlantic 0.8 DL 1955
Bullina lineata Red-lined bubble shell Indo-Pacific. Tropical a 2 TL 1825
Bullina torrei Western Atlantic 0.9 TL 1936
Bullina vitrea Western Pacific. 1860
Hydatina albocincta White-banded bubble Western Central Pacific 1839
Hydatina amplustre Pink bubble Indo-Pacific and Western 4 TL 1758
Hydatina exquisita Eastern Central Pacific 1995
Hydatina fasciata Western Central Pacific 1792
Hydatina physis Brown-line paperbubble Indo-Pacific and Western 4 ShH 1758
Hydatina vesicaria Atlantic Ocean. 4.5 DL 1786
Hydatina zonata Zoned paper bubble Western Central Pacific 1786
Micromelo guamensis Western Central Pacific 1825
Micromelo scriptus Western Central Pacific 1857
Micromelo undata Polka-dot bubble shell Indo-West Pacific 1792
Micromelo undatus Miniature melo Indo-Pacific and Atlantic 3 TL 1792
Parvaplustrum tenerum Western Atlantic. 0.3 DL 1951



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