Ascobulla japonica

Ascobulla japonica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Family: Volvatellidae
Genus: Ascobulla
Species:
A. japonica
Binomial name
Ascobulla japonica
(Hamatani, 1969)
Synonyms

Cylindrobulla japonica Hamatani, 1969 (original combination)

Ascobulla japonica is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod sacoglossan mollusk in the family Volvatellidae.[1]

Description

The length of the holotype measures 5. 7 mm, its diameter 2.5 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Japan.

References

  • Hamatani, I. (1969). "A new species of the rare shelled Sacoglossan genus Cylindrobulla from middle Japan (Opisthobranchiata)" (PDF). Publications of the Seto Marine Biological Laboratory, Kyōto University. 17 (2–3): 111–117. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
  • Jensen, K.R. (2007). "Biogeography of the Sacoglossa (Mollusca, Opisthobranchia)" (PDF). Bonner Zoologische Beiträge. 55: 255–281.