Haminoea orteai Bubble snail

Haminoea orteai is commonly referred to as 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.

Prof. Dr. Peter Wirtz, Madeira

Haminoea orteai, Copyright Dr.Peter Wirtz

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lexID:: 8964
AphiaID:: 140077

Scientific:: Haminoea orteai
German:: Blasenschnecke
English:: Bubble Snail

Category:: Headshield slugs

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Cephalaspidea (Order) > Haminoeidae (Family) > Haminoea (Genus) > orteai (Species)
Initial determination:: Talavera, Murillo & Templado, 1987

Occurrence:: Azores, East-Atlantic Ocean, European Coasts, North Atlantic Ocean, Portugal, Spain, the Cape Verde Archipelago, the Mediterranean Sea
Marine Zone:: Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic.
Sea depth:: Meter
Habitats:: Seawater, Sea water
Size:: 0.59" - 0.79" (1.5cm - 2cm)
Temperature:: °F - 68 °F (°C - 20°C)
Food:: Algae (Algivore)
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:: 2015-11-15 14:22:38
Last edit:: 2025-06-08 14:30:26

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Haminoea orteai Talavera, Murillo & Templado, 1987

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.

Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Heterobranchia (Subclass) > Opisthobranchia (Infraclass) > Cephalaspidea (Order) > Haminoeoidea (Superfamily) > Haminoeidae (Family) > Haminoea (Genus) > Haminoea orteai (Species)

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