Bulla orientalis bubble snail

Bulla orientalis is commonly referred to as bubble snail. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Bulla orientalis, Ambon 2023

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lexID:: 7053
AphiaID:: 510402

Scientific:: Bulla orientalis
German:: Orientalische Blasenschnecke
English:: Bubble Snail

Category:: Headshield slugs

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Cephalaspidea (Order) > Bullidae (Family) > Bulla (Genus) > orientalis (Species)
Initial determination:: Habe, 1950

Occurrence:: Galapagos Islands, Mexico (East Pacific), Peru, Philippines, Western Pacific Ocean
Marine Zone:: Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic.
Sea depth:: Meter
Habitats:: Seawater, Sea water, Soft grounds
Size:: 0.94" - 1.5" (2.4cm - 3.8cm)
Temperature:: 71.6 °F - 80.6 °F (22°C - 27°C)
Food:: Algae (Algivore), Herbivorous
Difficulty:: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Bulla ampulla
Ampullen-Blasenschnecke, Ampullenschnecke
Bulla arabica
Bulla bermudae
Bulla clausa
Bulla gouldiana
Kalifornische Blasenschnecke, Goulds Blasenschnecke
Bulla indolens
Bulla krebsii
Bulla mabillei
Angass Blasenschnecke
Bulla occidentalis
Bulla orientalis
Orientalische Blasenschnecke
Bulla peasiana
Bulla punctulata
Gepunktete Blasenschnecke
Bulla quoyii
Australische Blasenschnecke, Braune Blasenschnecke
Bulla solida
Bulla striata
Bulla vernicosa
Adams-Blasenschnecke

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2014-04-23 18:41:52
Last edit:: 2025-07-08 14:07:04

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Bulla orientalis Habe, 1950

Bulla orientalis is a sea slug belongs to the family of Bullidae - the bubble snails or bubble shells.Bulla orientalis is often misidentified as Bulla punctulata. Both sea slug are very similar.

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