Bulla is a genus of medium to large hermaphrodite sea snails, shelled marine opisthobranch gastropod molluscs. These herbivorous snails are in the suborder Cephalaspidea, headshield slugs, and the order Opisthobranchia. [1]

bubble shell, any of various marine snails of the order Cephalaspidea (subclass Opisthobranchia of the class Gastropoda). These snails characteristically have thin, globular shells; in some species the shells are embedded in the animal’s body.

2021年3月4日 · Species in the family Amplustridae are known for their thin bulbous shells that give them the name “bubble shell.” H. amplustre is also called Royal Paper Bubble, Pink Bubble, Ship’s Flag Bubble, or Swollen Bubble Shell.

The order Cephalaspidea, also known as the headshield slugs and bubble snails, is a major taxon of sea slugs and bubble snails, marine gastropod mollusks within the larger clade Euopisthobranchia. [1]

2023年2月14日 · FACTS/Bubble shells (Cephalaspidea) An order of marine snails closely related to the naked snails. The Latin name is derived from the Ancient Greek word kephalos, which means ‘head’. In English, the group is called ‘bubble shells’, from their brittle and bubble-shaped shell. FACTS/The Norwegian Biodiversity Information Centre

Hydatina physis is a species of sea snail, a bubble snail, a marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusk in the family Aplustridae. Its common names include striped paper bubble, green-lined paper bubble, brown-lined paper bubble, and rose petal bubble shell.

The Common Atlantic Bubble Shell is approximately 1 inch long. The shell is glossy brown or reddish-gray, perhaps subtly mottled or banded. It is oval in shape and inflated with a very depressed spire. The aperture (opening) is longer than …

2025年1月8日 · Hawaii has many types of opisthobranchs, better known as sea slugs, some of which are undescribed species. Many species experience population surges, abundant some …

The meaning of BUBBLE SHELL is any of a number of marine gastropod mollusks (order Opisthobranchia) having the shell comparatively thin and small with the body whorl enveloping the other whorls (such as members of the Akeridae or of the genus Bulla).

Maximum size: 30 mm (extrapolated from shell length). Identification: This species has a strongly inflated transparent shell without spiral striae. The animal is bluish-green with bright orange spots. Larger orange spots with even white borders show through the shell.