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Aliculastrum cylindricum Cylindrical Atys

Aliculastrum cylindricum is commonly referred to as Cylindrical Atys. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.


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cylindrical bubble, Aliculastrum cylindricum, Tanzania 2016


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lexID:
7151 
AphiaID:
718605 
Scientific:
Aliculastrum cylindricum 
German:
Zylinderförmige Blasenschnecke 
English:
Cylindrical Atys 
Category:
 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Cephalaspidea (Order) > Haminoeidae (Family) > Aliculastrum (Genus) > cylindricum (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Helbling, ), 1779 
Occurrence:
Indian Ocean, Madagascar, Mauritius, North Atlantic Ocean, Philippines, Red Sea, South-Africa, Tansania, the Mediterranean Sea, Western Pacific Ocean 
Marine Zone:
Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 
Sea depth:
45 - 50 Meter 
Habitats:
Seawater, Sea water, Unconsolidated muddy grounds 
Size:
up to 1.18" (3 cm) 
Temperature:
23,6 °F - 28,4 °F (23,6°C - 28,4°C) 
Food:
Detritus, Diatoms, Herbivorous 
Difficulty:
There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 
Offspring:
None 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life
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Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2025-05-30 12:31:20 

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Aliculastrum cylindricum (Helbling, 1779) - formerly calssified as Atys cylindricus

Snails genus Haminoeidae have a bubble shaped shell.Therefore it is called bubble snails.All Haminoeidae snails are herbivorous.Aliculastrum cylindricum feeds on diatoms and vegetable detritus.

Synonymised names:
Atys cylindraeus [sic] · unaccepted (misspelling)
Atys cylindrica [sic] · unaccepted (incorrect gender ending)
Atys cylindricus (Helbling, 1779) · unaccepted
Atys elongata (A. Adams, 1850) · unaccepted
Atys extensa H. J. Finlay, 1927 · unaccepted (replacement name for Bulla...)
Atys martensi Kobelt, 1895 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Bulla (Atys) elongata A. Adams, 1850 · unaccepted
Bulla candidula Deshayes, 1833 · unaccepted
Bulla cylindrica Helbling, 1779 · unaccepted (original combination)
Bulla elongata A. Adams, 1850 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym (invalid: not Bronn, 1831)
Bulla solida Dillwyn, 1817 · unaccepted
Bulla succisa A. Adams, 1850 · unaccepted
Cephalaspidea (Order) > Haminoeoidea (Superfamily) > Haminoeidae (Family) > Aliculastrum (Genus)

External links

  1. sealifebase.se (en). Abgerufen am 30.05.2025.

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