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The Haminoeidae Family includes 130 species comprising 18 genus (Atys (24 species), Haminoea (19), Phanerophthalmus (17), Haloa (12), Vellicolla (7), Liloa (7), ...)

Phylum      : Mollusca
 Class       : ⤷Gastropoda 
  Subclass    : ⤷Heterobranchia 
   Infraclass  : ⤷Euthyneura 
    Subterclass : ⤷Tectipleura 
     Order       : ⤷Cephalaspidea 
      Superfamily : ⤷Haminoeoidea 
       Family      : ⤷Haminoeidae 
    

Common name : white nut sheath bubble or bubble snail

Aspect : globose to oval, often inflated and bubble-like (hence the common name), thin, fragile, and translucent to semi-transparent; smooth or with fine growth lines; usually glossy; white, pale yellow, or cream colors; large aperture often occupying most of the shell’s length; 3–50 mm size

Feeding : herbivorous or detritus feeders (microalgae, diatoms, filamentous algae, detritus, seagrass or macroalgal fragments)

Environment : Worldwide in tropical to temperate waters, Indo-Pacific (highest diversity) Mediterranean, Atlantic, Caribbean, and Pacific coasts in sand, mud, or seagrass beds in shallow coastal waters; 0–30 m depth

Atys naucum
Atys naucum (Linnaeus, 1758)

Total collection for Haminoeidae : 1 species (7 shells in total)

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