Haminoea alfredensis

Haminoea alfredensis, common name the South African 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.

South African Bubble Shell
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Euopisthobranchia
clade Cephalaspidea
Superfamily:
Haminoeoidea
Family:
Haminoeidae
Genus:
Haminoea
Species:
H. alfredensis
Binomial name
Haminoea alfredensis
Bartsch, 1915

Distribution

The South African bubble shell is endemic to temperate waters off the coast of South Africa.[1]

Description

Haminoea alfredensis has a length of 9-17 mm, and it has a broad radular ribbon with about 40 teeth in each half row. The color of this species is translucent green, dotted with yellow to orange spots.[2]

References
  1. http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/hamialfr
  2. Gosliner, T.M. (1987) Nudibranchs of Southern Africa, a guide to the Opisthobranchs of southern Africa. Sea Challengers, Monterey. 136pp.


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