Kingdom Animalia Superfamily Haminoeoidea Genus Haminoea Phylum Mollusca | Class Gastropoda Family Haminoeidae Scientific name Haminoea cymbalum Rank Species | |
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Similar Haminoea, Haminoea hydatis, Haminoea japonica, Bulla, Cephalaspidea | ||
haminoea cymbalum
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.
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Distribution
Haminoea cymbalum is found from as far east as Hawaii 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.
Description
The soft tissues of H. cymbalum are lime green with orange and purple markings. As with all Haminoeidae, it is herbivorous and feeds on algae. It secretes a metabolite which has deterrent properties towards carnivorous fish.
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