Haminoea natalensis Natal Bubble Snail, South African Bubble Snail, Green Bubble Snail

Haminoea natalensis is commonly referred to as Natal Bubble Snail, South African Bubble Snail, Green Bubble Snail. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:: 12618
AphiaID:: 605370

Scientific:: Haminoea natalensis
German:: Natal-Blasenschnecke, Südafrikanische Blasenschnecke, Grüne Blasenschnecke
English:: Natal Bubble Snail, South African Bubble Snail, Green Bubble Snail

Category:: Headshield slugs

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Cephalaspidea (Order) > Haminoeidae (Family) > Haminoea (Genus) > natalensis (Species)
Initial determination:: (Krauss, ), 1848

Occurrence:: Endemic species, South-Africa
Marine Zone:: Intertidal (Eulittoral), intertidal zone between the high and low tide lines characterized by the alternation of low and high tide down to 15 meters
Sea depth:: - 8 Meter
Habitats:: Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Muddy grounds, Seawater, Sea water, Tide pools / rock pools
Size:: 0" - 0.39" (0,9cm - 1,8cm)
Temperature:: °F - 64.4 °F (°C - 18°C)
Food:: algae grazer, epiphytes feeder, Herbivorous
Difficulty:: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Haminoea alfredensis
Haminoea angelensis
Haminoea antillarum
Antillen Blasenschnecke
Haminoea binotata
Haminoea crocata
Haminoea cyanocaudata
Haminoea cyanomarginata
Haminoea cymbalum
Haminoea elegans
Elegante Blasenschnecke
Haminoea exigua
Exigua Blasenschnecke
Haminoea flavescens
Haminoea fusari
Haminoea fusca
Haminoea galba
Haminoea gracilis
Haminoea hydatis
Blasenschnecke
Haminoea japonica
Haminoea linda
Haminoea margaritoides
Haminoea maugeansis
Haminoea musetta
Haminoea navicula
Blasenschnecke
Haminoea nigropunctata
Haminoea orbignyana
Haminoea orteai
Blasenschnecke
Haminoea ovalis
Haminoea petersi
Haminoea petitii
Haminoea solitaria
Haminoea succinea
Haminoea templadoi
Haminoea tenella
Haminoea tenera
Haminoea vesicula
Weiße Blasenschnecke
Haminoea virescens
Grüne Blasenschnecke
Haminoea vitrea
Haminoea yamagutii
Haminoea zelandiae

More related species in this lexicon:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2019-12-04 16:47:57
Last edit:: 2024-12-07 19:54:51

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Haminoea natalensis (Krauss, 1848)

Snails genus Haminoeidae lives in warm or temperate seas. They have a bubble shaped shell. Therefore it is called bubble snail. All Haminoeidae snails are herbivorous. Species feed on a various kinds of green algaes.

Haminoea natalensis can be found in Halimeda beds.

Synonymised names:
Bulla natalensis Krauss, 1848 · unaccepted (original combination)
Haloa natalensis (Krauss, 1848) · unaccepted
Haminea alfredensis Bartsch, 1915 · unaccepted (incorrect spelling of genus name)
Haminoea alfredensis Bartsch, 1915 · unaccepted (probable synonym)

Haminoea natalensis Natal Bubble Snail, South African Bubble Snail, Green Bubble Snail

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