Aliculastrum Explained

Aliculastrum is a genus of small sea snails or bubble snails, marine opisthobranch gastropod molluscs in the family Haminoeidae. ^[1]

This genus was originally considered to be a subgenus of Atys.

Life habits

These bubble snails are herbivores; they live on plant or algal substrates.

Species

Species in the genus Aliculastrum include:

• † Aliculastrum attenuatum (J. de C. Sowerby, 1831)^[2]
• Aliculastrum cylindricum (Helbling, 1779)
• Aliculastrum debile (Pease, 1860)
• Aliculastrum exaratum (Carpenter, 1857)
• † Aliculastrum extensum (J. de C. Sowerby, 1831)
• Aliculastrum parallelum (Gould, 1847)
• † Aliculastrum protocylindricum (Vredenburg, 1925)
• Aliculastrum secalinum (A. Adams, 1862)
• Aliculastrum solidum (Bruguière, 1792)
• Aliculastrum tumidum (Burn, 1978)
• Aliculastrum volvulina (A. Adams, 1862)

Synonyms:

• Aliculastrum ooformis (Habe, 1964): synonym of Vellicolla ooformis (Habe, 1952)

External links

• Ehrenberg C.G. (1828-1831). Animalia evertebrata exclusis Insectis. Series prima. In: F.G. Hemprich & C.G. Ehrenberg, Symbolae physicae, seu icones et descriptiones Mammalium, Avium, Insectorum et animalia evertebra, quae ex itinere per Africam borealem et Asiam occidentalem studio nova aut illustrata redierunt. 126 pp. (1831), 10 pls (1828)
• Pilsbry H.A. (1895-1896). Manual of conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species. (1)16: Philinidae, Gastropteridae, Aglajidae, Aplysiidae, Oxynoeidae, Runcinidae, Umbraculidae, Pleurobranchidae, pp. i-vii [1896], 1–112 [1895], 113–262 [1896], pl. 1-31 [1895], 32–74 [1896]. Philadelphia, Conchological Section, Academy of Natural Sciences
• Too, C. C.; Carlson, C.; Hoff, P. J.; Malaquias, M. A. E. (2014). Diversity and systematics of Haminoeidae gastropods (Heterobranchia: Cephalaspidea) in the tropical West Pacific Ocean: new data on the genera Aliculastrum, Atys, Diniatys and Liloa. Zootaxa. 3794 (3): 355–392
• https://doi.org/10.1071/is18051

Notes and References

1. MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Aliculastrum Pilsbry, 1896. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=718604 on 2024-08-11
2. https://conchology.be/?t=2204&CODsp=8033000003&Genus=Aliculastrum&species=attenuatum&variety= Conchology.be: Aliculastrum cylindricum