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Haminoea

Haminoea
Haminoea zelandiae (white bubble shell).JPG
A shell of Haminoea zelandiae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Euopisthobranchia
clade Cephalaspidea
Superfamily: Haminoeoidea
Family: Haminoeidae
Genus: Haminoea
Turton & Kingston in Carrington, 1830
Type species
Bulla hydatis Linnaeus, 1758
Synonyms
  • Haloa Pilsbry, 1921
  • Haminaea Leach in Gray, 1847
  • Haminea [sic] (misspelling of Haminaea Leach in Gray, 1847)
  • Lamprohaminoea Kuroda & Habe, 1952

Haminoea is a genus of medium-sized sea snails or bubble snails, marine opisthobranch gastropod molluscs in the family Haminoeidae, the haminoea bubble snails, part of the clade Cephalaspidea, the headshield slugs and bubble snails.

Three different spellings (Haminoea, Haminea, Haminaea) were used for this genus over two hundred years. The ICZN finally made a decision that the correct spelling is Haminoea.

Many species within this genus have green algae growing on their shells. The posterior tip of the headshield is bilobed, except in Haminoea elegans.

Species within the genus Haminoea include:


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