Hydatina is a genus of sea snails, bubble snails, marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks in the family Aplustridae.
Species Species within this genus include: Hydatina albocincta Van der Hoeven, 1839 Hydatina amplustre Linnaeus, 1758 † Hydatina crebristriata (H. Woodward, 1879) Hydatina exquisita Voskuil, 1995 Distribution: Marquesas Islands Length: 21 mm Description: very globose, thin shell with black and purplish spiral bands on body whorl and a narrow white band below the suture and at anterior end: anterior end of the columella is directed slightly to the right. Hydatina fasciata (Bruguière, 1792) Hydatina montilai Delsaerdt, 1996 Distribution: Philippines. Hydatina physis (Linnaeus, 1758) Hydatina vesicaria (Lightfoot, 1786) brown-lined paper bubble Distribution: Florida, Mexico, Caribbean. Length: 17–45 mm Description: lives on the bottom at the depth of 8 m to 64 m; very fragile and delicate shell with fine brown spiral lines Hydatina zonata Solander in Lightfoot, 1786 zoned paper bubble
Synonyms Hydatina aplustre [sic]: synonym of Aplustrum amplustre (Linnaeus, 1758) represented as Hydatina amplustre (Linnaeus, 1758) (misspelling) Hydatina cinctoria Perry, 1811 (color variant and synonym of Hydatina zonata). Distribution: South Africa Hydatina circulata (Martyn, 1789) : synonym of Hydatina zonata ([Lightfoot], 1786) (non-binominal) Hydatina exigua Hedley, 1912: synonym of Noalda exigua (Hedley, 1912) Hydatina eximia (Deshayes, 1863): synonym of Micromelo scriptus (Garrett, 1857) Hydatina filosa Schumacher, 1817: synonym of Hydatina physis (Linnaeus, 1758) (junior subjective synonym) Hydatina inflata Dunker, 1877: synonym of Hydatina zonata ([Lightfoot], 1786) (junior synonym) Hydatina stroemfeldi [sic] synonym of Hydatina vesicaria ([Lightfoot], 1786) (misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling) Hydatina stromfelti Odhner, 1932: synonym of Hydatina vesicaria ([Lightfoot], 1786) (junior subjective synonym) Hydatina velum Gmelin, 1791 (probably color variant and synonym of Hydatina zonata) Distribution: Indian Ocean, East Africa Length: 25–50 mm
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References
Voskuil, R. P. A. (1995). The living species of the genus Hydatina Schumacher, 1817, (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Opisthobranchia: Hydatinidae) with the description of a new species. Vita Marina. 43 (1-2): 29-38.
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