Atys (genus)
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Atys is a genus of small sea snails which have a shell that is light and translucent, and can sometimes resemble a bubble in shape. Because of this, this genus is commonly known as the Atys bubble shells and it is in the family Haminoeidae.
These are marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks. All the species within this genus are herbivores.
The genus was named after Atys, a king mentioned in ancient greek texts.
[edit] Species
- Atys angustatus Smith, 1972
- Atys beberkiriana Martin, 1906
- Atys blainvilliana Récluz, 1843 (probably a synonym of Atys jeffreysi)
- Distribution : Mediterranean, Turkey
- Atys brocchii Michelotti, 1847
- Distribution : Mediterranean, Turkey
- Atys caribaeus d'Orbigny, 1841 Also known as Caribbean glassy-bubble, Sharp’s paper-bubble
- Distribution : Florida, Caribbean, Brazil, Western Atlantic Ocean.
- Length : 11 mm
- Description : found at depths up to 183 m; small ovate white shell, narrowing toward the apex; sunken spire; body whorl has spiral grooves at the edges; narrow aperture
- Atys casta Carpenter, 1864 Clean glassy-bubble
- Distribution : Baja California, Mexico
- Length : 10 mm
- Atys chelidon Melvill, 1912
- Atys cheverti Brazier, 1879
- Atys chimera Baker & Hanna, 1927
- Distribution : Baja California, Mexico
- Length : 7 mm
- Atys constrictus Habe, 1952
- Atys convexa Preston, 1908
- Atys costulosa Pease, 1869
- Atys curta A. Adams, 1850 Striate bubble
- Atys cylindrica Hinds, 1779
- Distribution : Indo-Pacific
- Length : 30 mm
- Description : Thin, fragile, subcylindrical shell with sunken apex. Color is white or very light brown. it may have a few brown axial lines.
- Atys dactylus Hedley, 1899
- Atys darnleyensis Brazier, 1879
- Atys debilis Pease, 1871
- Distribution : Hawaii
- Length : 10 mm
- Description : on sandy bottoms where they burrow through the sand with their flattened headshield for food like small crustaceans.
- Atys dubiosa Brazier, 1879
- Atys ehrenbergi A. Issel, 1869 (possibly = Atys naucum)
- Distribution : Red Sea
- Length : 11 mm
- Atys flavovirens Melvill & Standen, 1903
- Atys fukuokaensis Habe
- Distribution: Japan
- Atys guildingi Sowerby II, 1869 Guildin’s atys
- Distribution: Mexico, Costa Rica, Panama, Venezuela, Brazil
- Length : 12 mm
- Description : found at depths up to 25 m
- Atys hyalina Watson, 1883
- Atys jeffreysi Weinkauff, 1868
- Distribution : Canary Islands, Madeira, Azores, Mediterranean
- Atys kekele Pilsbry, 1920
- Atys kuhnsi Pilsbry, 1917
- Atys liriope Hertlein & Strong, 1951
- Distribution : California, Mexico
- Length : 10 mm
- Atys lithensis Sturany, 1903
- Atys macandrawii E.A. Smith, 1872
- Distribution : Caribbean, Brazil, Eastern Atlantic Ocean, Azores, Canaries, Cape Verde Islands
- Length : 7.3 mm
- Description : found at depths of up to 75 m
- Atys mirandae Smith, 1872
- Atys multistriata Schepman, 1913
- Distribution : Micronesia, Philippines
- Length : 12 mm
- Description : short headshield, broadened anteriorly, with internal black eyes. Short posterior lobes. Triangulate parapodia cover the anterior of the shell; short, rounded tail; The translucent Hancock’s organs appear as a thin low profile ridge. Translucent white animal with brown spots and clusters of opaque white dots; thin, elongate, ovoid shell; inner margin of the outer lip extends above the apex; slightly curved columella; deep umbilicus behind the fold
- Atys muscaria Gould, 1859
- Atys naucum Linnaeus, 1758 White nut sheath bubble, Pacific nut sheath bubble
- Distribution : Indo-Pacific (excluding the Red Sea), Australia
- Length : 22-50 mm
- Description : common species; light brown inflated bubble shell;: the brown color comes from the periostracum, covering the shell; this flakes off when the snail dies; juveniles have lengthwise brown wavy lines on the shell.
- Atys neglecta Preston, 1908
- Atys nonscriptus Clean-slate glassy-bubble
- Atys obscuratus Dall, 1896 Obscure glassy-bubble
- Distribution : North Carolina
- Length : 4 mm
- Atys okamotoi Habe, 1952
- Atys pacei Preston, 1908
- Atys palmarum Hedley, 1912
- Atys porcellana Gould, 1859
- Atys pransa Hedley, 1904
- Atys pulchra Brazier, 1879
- Atys reliquua Iredale, 1936
- Atys riiseanus Mörch, 1875
- Distribution : Florida, Caribbean, Brazil
- Length : 13 mm
- Description : found at depths up to 90 m
- Atys sandersoni Dall, 1881
- Distribution : North Carolina, Cuba, Pnama, Brazil
- Length : 8 mm
- Atys scrobiculata A. Adams, 1862
- Atys semistriata Pease, 1860 Variably banded atys, variable banded bubble
- Distribution : West Pacific
- Length : 6 mm
- Atys submalleata Smith, 1904
- Atys supracancellata Schepman, 1913
- Atys vixumbilicata Preston, 1908
- Atys xarifae Marcus, 1959
