| Lamprohaminoea cymbalum | |
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| Lamprohaminoea cymbalum, with orange peel for scale. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura clade Euopisthobranchia clade Cephalaspidea |
| Superfamily: | Haminoeoidea |
| Family: | Haminoeidae |
| Genus: | Lamprohaminoea |
| Species: | L. cymbalum |
| Binomial name | |
| Lamprohaminoea cymbalum Adams, 1850 | |
Lamprohaminoea cymbalum, sometimes known as the Cymbal bubble snail, is a species of sea snail or bubble snail, a marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusc in the family Haminoeidae, one of the families of bubble snails.
Distribution
Lamprohaminoea cymbalum is found in the Indo-West Pacific oceans from Hawaii and Christmas Island. It is not a common species, but locally large populations can be found.
Description
The soft tissues of L. cymbalum are lime green with orange and purple markings. As with all Haminoeidae, it is herbivorous and feeds on algae. It secretes a metabolite which has deterrent properties towards carnivorous fish.
References
- WoRMS (2010). Haminoea cymbalum (A. Adams, 1850). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=873981 on 2022-10-8
- image:CymbalBubbleShell4k.jpg Sighting report in WikiCommons
- ^ A. Fontana, M. L. Ciavatta, L. D'Souza, E. Mollo, C. G. Naik, P.S. Parameswaran, S. Wahidulla, G. Cimino (2001)."Selected chemo-ecological studies of marine opisthobranchs from Indian coasts". J. Indian Inst. Sci. July-Aug, 81, 403-415.
- W. B, Rudman (1971)."On the Opisthobranch Genus Haminoea Turton & Kingston". Pac Sci 25(4): 545-559.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Haminoea cymbalum | |