Green Bubble Snail
Haminoea virescens
- Group: Other
- Max size: 1.8 cm
The green bubble snail lives along open rocky coasts and sometimes slips into bays, its thin shell only partly covering a broad green body about 2 centimetres long. It grazes algae across the rock, tucking the fragile shell beneath folds of its own flesh.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Cephalaspidea › Haminoeidae › Haminoea
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 575157.
FAQ
- How big does the Green Bubble Snail get?
- The Green Bubble Snail grows to about 1.8 cm.