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(Say, 1822)
Haminella solitaria
Solitary Glassy-Bubble
Phylum:
Mollusca
Taxonomy
Class:
Gastropoda
Order:
Cephalaspidea
Family:
Haminoeidae
ANSP 333511
Shell Information
Length (mm): 10-20
Chirality:
Dextral
Description:
They have thin translucent shells.
Ecological Information
Distribution:
Newfoundland to Florida
Depth (m):
Diet:
Herbivore; They primarily graze on algae and diatoms but they will also eat small amounts of formaniferans and small invertebrates.
Habitat:
Shallow and tidal sandy mud flats
Works Cited
MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Haminella solitaria (Say, 1822). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1342053 on 2021-06-23
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