Haminoea

Haminoea
live Haminoea sp.
A shell of Haminoea zelandiae
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Cephalaspidea
Superfamily: Haminoeoidea
Family: Haminoeidae
Genus: Haminoea
Turton & Kingston in Carrington, 1830
Type species
Bulla hydatis Linnaeus, 1758
Synonyms<
  • Haloa Pilsbry, 1921
  • Haminaea Leach in Gray, 1847
  • Haminea [sic] (misspelling of Haminaea Leach in Gray, 1847)
  • Lamprohaminoea Kuroda & Habe, 1952

Haminoea is a genus of medium-sized sea snails or bubble snails, marine opisthobranch gastropod molluscs in the family Haminoeidae, the haminoea bubble snails, part of the clade Cephalaspidea, the headshield slugs and bubble snails.

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