Bulla vernicosa Adam's Bubble

Bulla vernicosa is commonly referred to as Adam's 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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Bulla vernicosa, 2020

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AphiaID:: 510448

Scientific:: Bulla vernicosa
German:: Adams-Blasenschnecke
English:: Adam's Bubble

Category:

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Cephalaspidea (Order) > Bullidae (Family) > Bulla (Genus) > vernicosa (Species)
Initial determination:: Gould, 1859

Occurrence:: Central Pazific, Hawaii, Indian Ocean, Philippines, Western Pacific Ocean
Size:: 1.18" - 2.36" (3cm - 6cm)
Temperature:: 71.6 °F - 80.6 °F (22°C - 27°C)
Food:: Algae (Algivore), Food specialist
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

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2014-04-21 13:23:30
Last edit:: 2014-04-21 13:23:30

Info

Bulla vernicosa Gould, 1859

Bulla vernicosa is a sea slug belongs to the family of Bullidae, the bubble snails or bubble shells.Bulla vernicosa grows up to 6,0 cm in length.The shell is variably in pattern.This sea slug is nocturnal and lives buried in sand in shallow water.It feeds on the green algae Enteromorpha.

Synonymised names:
Bulla (Quibulla) subtropicalis Powell, 1965
Bulla conspersa Pease, 1869
Bulla difficilis Habe, 1950
Bulla ovula G. B. Sowerby II, 1868
Bulla ovulum Gould in Angas, 1867 (Unavailable name: established in synonymy; see Bulla ovula)
Bulla secunda Mabille, 1896
Bulla subaustralis Mabille, 1896
Bulla subtropicalis Powell, 1965
Quibulla scotti Iredale, 1937

External links

Gastropods (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Safari-afrika.de (de). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Seaslugs of Hawaii (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Wikipedia (de). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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