Bulla ampulla Mottled Bubble Snail, Flask Bubble Snail, Ampulle Bulla, Ampulle Bubble

Bulla ampulla is commonly referred to as Mottled Bubble Snail, Flask Bubble Snail, Ampulle Bulla, Ampulle Bubble. 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:

17586 

AphiaID:

0 

Scientific:

Bulla ampulla 

German:

Ampullen-Blasenschnecke, Ampullenschnecke 

English:

Mottled Bubble Snail, Flask Bubble Snail, Ampulle Bulla, Ampulle Bubble 

Category:

Headshield slugs 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Cephalaspidea (Order) > Bullidae (Family) > Bulla (Genus) > ampulla (Species) 

Initial determination:

Linnaeus, 1758 

Occurrence:

Aldabra Group, Australia, Cyprus, Greece, Indian Ocean, Indonesia, Israel, Madagascar, Marschall Islands, Mascarene Islands, Mauritius, Mozambique, South-Africa, Syrian Arab Republic, Tansania, The Chagos Archipelago (the Chagos Islands), the Mediterranean Sea, Vietnam 

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:

0 - 165 Meter 

Habitats:

Algae zones, Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Muddy grounds, Rocky reefs, Seawater, Sea water, Tide pools / rock pools 

Size:

1.57" - 2.36" (4cm - 6cm) 

Temperature:

23,7 °F - 84.2 °F (23,7°C - 29°C) 

Food:

Algae (Algivore), Detritus, Herbivorous, Sea weed 

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:

• 
  Bulla ampulla
  Ampullen-Blasenschnecke, Ampullenschnecke
• Bulla arabica
• Bulla bermudae
• Bulla clausa
• 
  Bulla gouldiana
  Kalifornische Blasenschnecke, Goulds Blasenschnecke
• Bulla indolens
• Bulla krebsii
• 
  Bulla mabillei
  Angass Blasenschnecke
• Bulla occidentalis
• 
  Bulla orientalis
  Orientalische Blasenschnecke
• Bulla peasiana
• 
  Bulla punctulata
  Gepunktete Blasenschnecke
• 
  Bulla quoyii
  Australische Blasenschnecke, Braune Blasenschnecke
• Bulla solida
• Bulla striata
• 
  Bulla vernicosa
  Adams-Blasenschnecke
• Alle anzeigen

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2025-07-08 13:39:06 

Last edit:

2025-07-08 14:05:32 

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