WoRMS taxon details
Hydatina amplustre (Linnaeus, 1758)
215421 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:215421)
accepted
Species
Amplustrum amplustre (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted (incorrect spelling of genus name)
Amplustrum fasciatum (Schumacher, 1817) · unaccepted
Aplustrum amplustre (Linnaeus, 1758) · alternative representation
Aplustrum fasciatum Schumacher, 1817 · unaccepted
Aplustrum thalassiarchi (A. Adams, 1850) · unaccepted
Bulla (Aplustrum) thalassiarchi A. Adams, 1850 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Bulla amplustre Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Bulla pulchella Swainson, 1840 · unaccepted
Hydatina aplustre [sic] · unaccepted (misspelling)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Bulla amplustre Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). <i>Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis</i>. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors 
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MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Hydatina amplustre (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=215421 on 2026-05-21
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Bulla amplustre Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). <i>Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis</i>. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Amplustrum fasciatum (Schumacher, 1817)) Schumacher, C. F. (1817). Essai d'un nouveau système des habitations des vers testacés. <em>Schultz, Copenghagen.</em> iv + 288 pp., 22 pls., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/81329 [details]
original description (of Bulla (Aplustrum) thalassiarchi A. Adams, 1850) Adams, A. (1850). Monograph of the family Bullidae. In G. B. Sowerby II (ed.), <i>Thesaurus conchyliorum, or monographs of genera of shells</i>. Vol. 2 (11): 553-608, pls 119-125. London, privately published. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43936916
page(s): 564, pl. 20, figs 4-6 [details]
original description (of Aplustrum fasciatum Schumacher, 1817) Schumacher, C. F. (1817). Essai d'un nouveau système des habitations des vers testacés. <em>Schultz, Copenghagen.</em> iv + 288 pp., 22 pls., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/81329
page(s): 209 [details]
basis of record Drivas, J. & Jay, M. (1988). Coquillages de La Réunion et de l'Île Maurice. Collection les beautés de la nature. Delachaux et Niestlé: Neuchâtel. ISBN 2-603-00654-1. pp. 1-160. (look up in IMIS) [details]
[request]original description (of Amplustrum fasciatum (Schumacher, 1817)) Schumacher, C. F. (1817). Essai d'un nouveau système des habitations des vers testacés. <em>Schultz, Copenghagen.</em> iv + 288 pp., 22 pls., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/81329 [details]
original description (of Bulla (Aplustrum) thalassiarchi A. Adams, 1850) Adams, A. (1850). Monograph of the family Bullidae. In G. B. Sowerby II (ed.), <i>Thesaurus conchyliorum, or monographs of genera of shells</i>. Vol. 2 (11): 553-608, pls 119-125. London, privately published. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43936916
page(s): 564, pl. 20, figs 4-6 [details]
original description (of Aplustrum fasciatum Schumacher, 1817) Schumacher, C. F. (1817). Essai d'un nouveau système des habitations des vers testacés. <em>Schultz, Copenghagen.</em> iv + 288 pp., 22 pls., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/81329
page(s): 209 [details]
basis of record Drivas, J. & Jay, M. (1988). Coquillages de La Réunion et de l'Île Maurice. Collection les beautés de la nature. Delachaux et Niestlé: Neuchâtel. ISBN 2-603-00654-1. pp. 1-160. (look up in IMIS) [details]
Other
additional source
MacNae, W., Kalk, M. (eds). (1958). A natural history of Inhaca Island, Mozambique. Witwatersrand University Press, Johannesburg. I-iv, 163 pp. [details]
additional source Dautzenberg P. (1929). Contribution à l'étude de la faune de Madagascar: Mollusca marina testacea. Faune des colonies françaises. [Contribution to the study of the fauna of Madagascar: Mollusca marina testacea. Fauna of the French colonies.]. <em>Société d'Editions Géographiques, Maritimes et Coloniales.</em> 3(4): 321-636, pls 4-7. Paris. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Steyn, D.G. & Lussi, M. (1998) Marine Shells of South Africa. An Illustrated Collector's Guide to Beached Shells. Ekogilde Publishers, Hartebeespoort, South Africa, ii + 264 pp.
page(s): 174 [details]
additional source Gosliner, T. (1987). Nudibranchs of Southern Africa: A Guide to Opisthobranch Molluscs of Southern Africa. Sea Challengers, Monterey, California. , available online at https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004631496
page(s): 40. [details]
additional source Gosliner, T. et al. (2023). <i>Southern African Sea Slugs</i>. Southern Underwater Research Group Press, 7 Blackwood Drive, Hout Bay 7806, Cape Town, South Africa.
page(s): 56 [details]
additional source Dautzenberg P. (1929). Contribution à l'étude de la faune de Madagascar: Mollusca marina testacea. Faune des colonies françaises. [Contribution to the study of the fauna of Madagascar: Mollusca marina testacea. Fauna of the French colonies.]. <em>Société d'Editions Géographiques, Maritimes et Coloniales.</em> 3(4): 321-636, pls 4-7. Paris. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Steyn, D.G. & Lussi, M. (1998) Marine Shells of South Africa. An Illustrated Collector's Guide to Beached Shells. Ekogilde Publishers, Hartebeespoort, South Africa, ii + 264 pp.
page(s): 174 [details]
additional source Gosliner, T. (1987). Nudibranchs of Southern Africa: A Guide to Opisthobranch Molluscs of Southern Africa. Sea Challengers, Monterey, California. , available online at https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004631496
page(s): 40. [details]
additional source Gosliner, T. et al. (2023). <i>Southern African Sea Slugs</i>. Southern Underwater Research Group Press, 7 Blackwood Drive, Hout Bay 7806, Cape Town, South Africa.
page(s): 56 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
synonymy Emendation of 'Aplustrum amplustre' to 'Aplustrum aplustre' [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | royal paperbubble [from synonym]Chocolate-banded bubble snail | [details] |
| German | Prächtige Papierblase [from synonym] | [details] |
| Japanese | ベニヤカタガイ | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (1 barcode) (from synonym Aplustrum amplustre (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Amplustrum amplustre (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (23 publications) (from synonym Aplustrum amplustre (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Hydatina amplustre)
To Genbank (from synonym Amplustrum fasciatum (Schumacher, 1817))
To Genbank
To Genbank (from synonym Bulla amplustre Linnaeus, 1758)
To Genbank (from synonym Aplustrum amplustre (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Genbank (from synonym Aplustrum thalassiarchi (A. Adams, 1850))
To Malacopics (Hydatina amplustre (Linnaeus, 1758) French Polynesia, Marquesas Islands, Nuku Hiva I...
To Sea Slug Forum (via archive.org)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Aplustrum amplustre (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Amplustrum amplustre (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (23 publications) (from synonym Aplustrum amplustre (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Hydatina amplustre)
To Genbank (from synonym Amplustrum fasciatum (Schumacher, 1817))
To Genbank
To Genbank (from synonym Bulla amplustre Linnaeus, 1758)
To Genbank (from synonym Aplustrum amplustre (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Genbank (from synonym Aplustrum thalassiarchi (A. Adams, 1850))
To Malacopics (Hydatina amplustre (Linnaeus, 1758) French Polynesia, Marquesas Islands, Nuku Hiva I...
To Sea Slug Forum (via archive.org)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Aplustrum amplustre (Linnaeus, 1758))
Unreviewed
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