Atys blainvillianus
| Atys blainvillianus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Cephalaspidea |
| Family: | Haminoeidae |
| Genus: | Atys |
| Species: | A. blainvillianus
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| Binomial name | |
| Atys blainvillianus (Récluz, 1843)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Bulla blainvilliana Récluz, 1843 | |
Atys blainvillianus is a species of small tropical sea snail, a bubble snail, a marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusk in the family Haminoeidae, the haminoea bubble snails.[1]
This is a nomen dubium.
Description
The length of the shell attains 10.5 mm, its diameter 5.5 mm.
(Original description in Latin) The shell is oblong, sub-cylindrical, and umbilicated (having a small navel-like pit). It is shiny and milk-white in color, slightly convex in the middle, and very smooth, except at the extremities which are striated. These marginal striae are deeper at the edges and gradually become smoother toward the center. The aperture is oblong and becomes wider at the base. The columella is bluntly one-toothed at the lower part.
The summit is umbilicated, and this umbilicus, which is one millimeter wide, is rounded on the inside. The umbilicated side is slightly more tapered than the base of the shell. It is always a beautiful white and not an orange-red.[2]
Distribution
This species occurs in the Mediterranean Sea off Spain, France, Tunisia and Turkey.
References
- ^ a b Atys blainvillianus (Récluz, 1843). 4 January 2026. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
- ^ Récluz, C.A. (1843). "Catalogue descriptif de plusieurs nouvelles espèces de coquilles de France suivi d'observations sur quelques autres". Revue zoologique, par la Société Cuvierienne. 6: 10. Retrieved 4 January 2026. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
External links
- Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). "Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification" (PDF). Patrimoines Naturels. 50 (180–213).
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - Zenetos, A.; Gofas, S.; Russo, G.; Templado, J (2004). CIESM Atlas of exotic species in the Mediterranean. Vol. 3 Molluscs, 376. Monaco: CIESM Publishers. p. 324. Archived from the original on 2021-05-07.
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