Atys riiseanus
| Atys riiseanus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Cephalaspidea |
| Family: | Haminoeidae |
| Genus: | Atys |
| Species: | A. riiseanus |
| Binomial name | |
| Atys riiseanus Mörch, 1875 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Atys cylindrella Nowell-Usticke, 1971 junior subjective synonym | |
Atys riiseanus, also called Riise's paper bubble, is a species of small tropical sea snail, a bubble snail, a marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusk in the family Haminoeidae, the haminoea bubble snails.[1] The snail was first documented by Mörch in volume 22 of the 1875 publication Malakozoologische Blätter.
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Gulf of Mexico, in the Caribbean Sea, and on the Atlantic coasts of Central America and northeastern South America. Countries where A. riiseanus has been documented include The Bahamas, The United States (Puerto Rico), Costa Rica, Panama, and Venezuela.[2]
Description
Exterior Appearance and Shell
A. riiseanus has a bilaterally symmetric shell.[3] The length of the shell of this species attains 10.5 mm, its diameter 5 mm.[4]
Behavior
Habitat
A. riiseanus is a marine snail that resides in the benthic zone and lives in water 2-93 meters below the surface. It lives in sub-tropical waters.[5]
Reproduction
This species is reproduces by sexual reproduction[2] and, like many other members of the order Cephalospidea, is simultaneously hermaphroditic.[5]
Locomotion
A. riiseanus moves by mucus mediated gliding. The snail alternates contracting and expanding the muscles of the foot, resulting in waves that propel the snail forwards.[6]
Diet
A. riiseanus is a grazer. All members of the gastropod genus Atys are herbivores, feeding on marine vegetation.[2]
References
- ↑ Atys riiseanus Mörch, 1875. 10 January 2026. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
- 1 2 3 "Atys riiseanus Mörch 1875 data - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 2026-06-06.
- ↑ "Atys riiseanus Mörch 1875 - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 2026-06-06.
- ↑ Pfeiffer, Louis (1875). "Synopsis molluscorum marinorum Indiarum occidentalium imprimis insularum danicarum". Malakozoologische Blätter. 22: 173 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
107. Atys Riiseana Dkr. mss. Bulla cylindrica Helb. aff. sed. multo minor. Long. 10.5, mm.; diam. 5mm.
- 1 2 "Atys riiseanus, Riise's paper-bubble". www.sealifebase.ca. Archived from the original on 2022-08-17. Retrieved 2026-06-07.
- ↑ "Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 2026-06-07.
- Nowell-Usticke, G.W. (1971) A Supplementary Listing of New Shells (Illustrated). Revised Edition. To be Added to the Check List of the Marine Shells of St. Croix. Lane Press, Burlington, Vermont, 32 pp., 6 pls.
- Rosenberg, G.; Moretzsohn, F.; García, E. F. (2009). Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas
- Jensen, R. H. (1997). A Checklist and Bibliography of the Marine Molluscs of Bermuda. Unp. , 547 pp
- Faber, M. J. (2005). The Caribbean marine gastropods described by Otto Andreas Lawson Mørch. 1: some type specimens and identifications (Gastropoda: Prosobranchia). Miscellanea Malacologica. 1 (5): 81–99.
- Jong, K.M. de & Coomans, H.E. 1988. Marine gastropods from Curaçao, Aruba and Bonaire. 261 pp.. E.H. Brill, Leiden.
- Lamy, D. & Pointier, J.-P. 2017. Marine and freshwater Molluscs of the French Caribbean. Vol. 1. 388pp. PLB Editions.