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Family: Haminoeidae (See list of species below)

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77 species with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)

Aliculastrum cylindricum [Cylindrical atys]	Aliculastrum parallelum []	No picture found Aliculastrum solidum []
No picture found Atys blainvillianus []	No picture found Atys caribaeus [Caribbean glassy-bubble]	No picture found Atys castus [Clean glassy-bubble]
No picture found Atys debilis []	No picture found Atys defuncta []	No picture found Atys exarata []
No picture found Atys guildingi []	No picture found Atys jeffreysi []	Atys kuhnsi []
Atys naucum [Pacific nut sheath bubble]	No picture found Atys nonscriptus [Clean-slate glassy-bubble]	No picture found Atys obscuratus [Obscure glassy-bubble]
No picture found Atys riiseanus [Riise's paper-bubble]	No picture found Atys sandersoni []	Atys semistriatus [Variably banded bubble]
Austrocylichna exigua []	No picture found Bakawan puti []	No picture found Bullacta exarata [Korean mud snail]
No picture found Cylichnatys campanula []	Diniatys dentifer []	Diniatys dubius []
Haloa crocata []	Haloa musetta []	No picture found Haloa nigropunctata []
No picture found Haloa pemphis []	No picture found Haminoea alfredensis [Green bubble shell]	No picture found Haminoea antillarum [Antilles glassy-bubble]
No picture found Haminoea callidegenita []	No picture found Haminoea cyanomarginata []	No picture found Haminoea cymoelia []
No picture found Haminoea elegans [Elegant glassy-bubble]	No picture found Haminoea exigua []	No picture found Haminoea fusari []
No picture found Haminoea fusca [Mangrove haminoea]	Haminoea galba []	No picture found Haminoea hydatis []
No picture found Haminoea japonica [Japan's bubble snail]	No picture found Haminoea maugeansis []	No picture found Haminoea natalensis []
Haminoea navicula []	No picture found Haminoea orbignyana []	No picture found Haminoea orteai []
No picture found Haminoea petitii [Straight glassy-bubble]	No picture found Haminoea solitaria [Solitary glassy-bubble]	No picture found Haminoea succinea [Amber glassy-bubble]
No picture found Haminoea taylorae []	No picture found Haminoea templadoi []	No picture found Haminoea vesicula [Blister glassy-bubble]
No picture found Haminoea virescens [Green bubble snail]	Lamprohaminoea cymbalum [Cymbal bubble shell]	Lamprohaminoea evelinae []
No picture found Lamprohaminoea mikkelsenae []	Lamprohaminoea ovalis [Oval bubble snail]	No picture found Lamprohaminoea vamiziensis []
No picture found Liloa brevis [Short bubble]	Liloa mongii []	No picture found Liloa porcellana []
No picture found Limulatys constrictus []	No picture found Limulatys okamotoi []	No picture found Limulatys reliquus []
No picture found Limulatys tortousus []	No picture found Mimatys fukuokaensis []	No picture found Nipponatys tumidus []
Phanerophthalmus albocollaris []	No picture found Phanerophthalmus cylindricus []	No picture found Phanerophthalmus luteus [Green bubble]
Phanerophthalmus olivaceus []	Phanerophthalmus perpallidus []	Roxaniella multistriata []
No picture found Smaragdinella algirae []	No picture found Smaragdinella calyculata []	No picture found Vellicolla muscaria []
No picture found Weinkauffia macandrewii []	No picture found Weinkauffia turgidula []

77 Species of Family Haminoeidae
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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Aliculastrum cylindricum	Cylindrical atys	Indo-Pacific.
Aliculastrum parallelum		Western Central Pacific
Aliculastrum solidum		Western Central Pacific
Atys blainvillianus		Northeast Atlantic and th
Atys caribaeus	Caribbean glassy-bubble	Atlantic Ocean.	1.1 DL
Atys castus	Clean glassy-bubble	Eastern Pacific.
Atys debilis		Eastern Central Pacific	1 TL
Atys defuncta		Eastern Pacific	0.5 SHL
Atys exarata		Eastern Pacific	0.6 TL
Atys guildingi		Western Atlantic.	1.2 DL
Atys jeffreysi		Northeast Atlantic and th
Atys kuhnsi		Western Central Pacific
Atys naucum	Pacific nut sheath bubble	Indo-Pacific. Tropical a	3.5 TL
Atys nonscriptus	Clean-slate glassy-bubble	Eastern Pacific.
Atys obscuratus	Obscure glassy-bubble	Western Atlantic	0.4 SHL
Atys riiseanus	Riise's paper-bubble	Western Atlantic.
Atys sandersoni		Western Atlantic.	0.8 DL
Atys semistriatus	Variably banded bubble	Pacific Ocean.
Austrocylichna exigua		Eastern Indian Ocean
Bakawan puti		Indo-West Pacific.
Bullacta exarata	Korean mud snail	Western Pacific
Cylichnatys campanula		Indo-West Pacific
Diniatys dentifer		Indo-Pacific.
Diniatys dubius		Western Central Pacific
Haloa crocata		Central Pacific
Haloa musetta		Western Central Pacific
Haloa nigropunctata		Eastern Central Pacific
Haloa pemphis		Northwest Pacific
Haminoea alfredensis	Green bubble shell	Eastern Atlantic and West
Haminoea antillarum	Antilles glassy-bubble	Atlantic Ocean.	0.2 TL
Haminoea callidegenita		Eastern Pacific and the M
Haminoea cyanomarginata		Mediterranean.
Haminoea cymoelia		Northeast Atlantic and th
Haminoea elegans	Elegant glassy-bubble	Atlantic Ocean and the Me	2.35 DL
Haminoea exigua		Northeast Atlantic and th
Haminoea fusari		Northeast Atlantic and th
Haminoea fusca	Mangrove haminoea	Western Central Pacific
Haminoea galba		Western Central Pacific
Haminoea hydatis		Northeast Atlantic and th
Haminoea japonica	Japan's bubble snail	Pacific Ocean and the Med	3.5 TL
Haminoea maugeansis		Eastern Indian Ocean	1.5 TL
Haminoea natalensis		Western Indian Ocean
Haminoea navicula		Northeast Atlantic
Haminoea orbignyana		Eastern Atlantic and the
Haminoea orteai		Eastern Atlantic and the
Haminoea petitii	Straight glassy-bubble	Western Atlantic.	1.15 DL
Haminoea solitaria	Solitary glassy-bubble	Arctic; Northern and West	1.8 DL
Haminoea succinea	Amber glassy-bubble	Western Atlantic.	1.2 DL
Haminoea taylorae		Western Atlantic
Haminoea templadoi		Northeast Atlantic and th
Haminoea vesicula	Blister glassy-bubble	Eastern Pacific. Subtrop	2.4 TL
Haminoea virescens	Green bubble snail	Eastern Pacific and Weste	1.8 TL
Lamprohaminoea cymbalum	Cymbal bubble shell	Indo-Pacific.	2 TL
Lamprohaminoea evelinae		Western Pacific.
Lamprohaminoea mikkelsenae		Indo-West Pacific.
Lamprohaminoea ovalis	Oval bubble snail	Indo-Pacific. Invasive i	1.2 TL
Lamprohaminoea vamiziensis		Western Indian Ocean
Liloa brevis	Short bubble	Indo-West Pacific
Liloa mongii		Central Pacific.
Liloa porcellana		Western Pacific
Limulatys constrictus		Western Central Pacific
Limulatys okamotoi		Western Central Pacific
Limulatys reliquus		Indo-West Pacific
Limulatys tortousus		Western Central Pacific
Mimatys fukuokaensis		Western Central Pacific
Nipponatys tumidus		Eastern Indian Ocean
Phanerophthalmus albocollaris		Western Central Pacific
Phanerophthalmus cylindricus		Eastern Central Pacific
Phanerophthalmus luteus	Green bubble	Western Central Pacific
Phanerophthalmus olivaceus		Indo-Pacific.
Phanerophthalmus perpallidus		Western Central Pacific
Roxaniella multistriata		Western Central Pacific
Smaragdinella algirae		Northeast Atlantic and th
Smaragdinella calyculata		Pacific Ocean.
Vellicolla muscaria		Central Pacific
Weinkauffia macandrewii		Atlantic Ocean	0.8 TL
Weinkauffia turgidula		Northeast Atlantic and th

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