''Aliculastrum'' is a

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of small

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s or bubble snails,

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s in the family

Haminoeidae Haminoeidae, commonly known as the haminoeid bubble snail family, is a taxonomic family of sea snails, marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Haminoeoidea. The name of this family has long been controversial, and used to be A ...

. This genus was originally considered to be a subgenus of '' Atys''.

Life habits

These bubble snails are herbivores; they live on plant or algal substrates.

Species

Species in the genus ''Aliculastrum'' include: * '' Aliculastrum attenuatum'' * '' Aliculastrum cylindricum'' (Helbling, 1779) - Cylindrical atys, cylindrical true bubble, silkworm shell, Distribution : Indo-West Pacific, Length: 10 to 30 mm * ''

Aliculastrum debile ''Aliculastrum'' is a genus of small sea snails or bubble snails, marine opisthobranch gastropod molluscs in the family Haminoeidae. This genus was originally considered to be a subgenus of '' Atys''. Life habits These bubble snails are herbivo ...

'' (Pease, 1860) * '' Aliculastrum exaratum'' (Carpenter, 1857) * '' Aliculastrum extensum'' * '' Aliculastrum ooformis'' (Habe, 1964) * ''

Aliculastrum parallelum ''Aliculastrum'' is a genus of small sea snails or bubble snails, marine opisthobranch gastropod molluscs in the family Haminoeidae. This genus was originally considered to be a subgenus of '' Atys''. Life habits These bubble snails are herbivo ...

'' (Gould, 1847) * ''

Aliculastrum secalinum ''Aliculastrum'' is a genus of small sea snails or bubble snails, marine opisthobranch gastropod molluscs in the family Haminoeidae. This genus was originally considered to be a subgenus of '' Atys''. Life habits These bubble snails are herbivo ...

'' (A. Adams, 1862) * ''

Aliculastrum solidum ''Aliculastrum'' is a genus of small sea snails or bubble snails, marine opisthobranch gastropod molluscs in the family Haminoeidae. This genus was originally considered to be a subgenus of '' Atys''. Life habits These bubble snails are herbivo ...

'' (Bruguière, 1792) * ''

Aliculastrum tumidum ''Aliculastrum'' is a genus of small sea snails or bubble snails, marine opisthobranch gastropod molluscs in the family Haminoeidae. This genus was originally considered to be a subgenus of '' Atys''. Life habits These bubble snails are herbivo ...

'' (Burn, 1978) * ''

Aliculastrum volvulina ''Aliculastrum'' is a genus of small sea snails or bubble snails, marine opisthobranch gastropod molluscs in the family Haminoeidae Haminoeidae, commonly known as the haminoeid bubble snail family, is a taxonomic family of sea snails, marine op ...

'' (A. Adams, 1862)

References

External links

Ehrenberg C.G. (1828-1831). Animalia evertebrata exclusis Insectis. Series prima. In: F.G. Hemprich & C.G. Ehrenberg, Symbolae physicae, seu icones et descriptiones Mammalium, Avium, Insectorum et animalia evertebra, quae ex itinere per Africam borealem et Asiam occidentalem studio nova aut illustrata redierunt. 126 pp. (1831), 10 pls (1828)

Pilsbry H.A. (1895-1896). Manual of conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species. (1)16: Philinidae, Gastropteridae, Aglajidae, Aplysiidae, Oxynoeidae, Runcinidae, Umbraculidae, Pleurobranchidae, pp. i-vii [1896
1-112 [1895], 113-262 [1896], pl. 1-31 [1895], 32-74 [1896]. Philadelphia, Conchological Section, Academy of Natural Sciences]
Too, C. C.; Carlson, C.; Hoff, P. J.; Malaquias, M. A. E. (2014). Diversity and systematics of Haminoeidae gastropods (Heterobranchia: Cephalaspidea) in the tropical West Pacific Ocean: new data on the genera Aliculastrum, Atys, Diniatys and Liloa. Zootaxa. 3794 (3): 355–392

https://doi.org/10.1071/is18051
Haminoeidae Gastropod genera {{Heterobranchia-stub