Aliculastrum cylindricum explained

Aliculastrum cylindricum, (common names: cylindrical atys, cylindrical true bubble, silkworm shell), is a species of gastropods belonging to the family Haminoeidae.^[1]

Description

The length of the shell reaches .

(Described as Bulla elongata) The shell is subcylindrical, tapering toward the anterior, with a white, slightly translucent, and glossy surface. It features transverse striations at both the anterior and posterior ends, while the central area is polished and smooth. The outer lip is prominently twisted and extended at the posterior end, while the inner lip is somewhat flattened toward the anterior, with a subtle fold.^[2]

Distribution

The marine species has a wide distribution and is found in the Indian and Pacific Oceans, the Red Sea, and off the coast of Australia.

References

• Book: Chaban, E.M. . Biodiversity of the western part of the South China Sea . 2016 . Dalnauka . 9785804415724 . Adrianov . A. V. . Vladivostok . 415–448 . Heterobranch mollusks of the orders Acteonoidea and Cephalaspidea (Gastropoda: Heterobranchia) of Vietnam: annotated check-list with illustrations of some species . 987795209 . Lutaenko . K. A..
• Finlay . H.J. . 1927 . New specific names for Austral Mollusca . Transactions of the New Zealand Institute . 57 . 488–533.
• Book: Gosliner . Terrence . Southern African Sea Slugs . Jones . Georgina . 2023 . Southern Underwater Research Group Press . 9780796122025 . Houtbay, South Africa . 1451102590.
• Lin . GY . Qi . ZY . 1987 . A preliminary survey of the Cephalaspidea (Opisthobranchia) of Hong Kong and adjacent waters . Hong Kong . Hong Kong University Press . 109–124 . Morton . B . Dudgeon . D. . Proceedings of the Second International workshop on the malacofauna of Hong Kong. The malacofauna of Hong Kong and southern China II.

Further reading

• Book: Dillwyn . L.W. . A descriptive catalogue of Recent shells, arranged according to the Linnean method; with particular attention to the synonymy . 1817 . John and Arthur Arch . London .
• Helbling . G.S. . Beyträge zur Kenntniß neuer und seltener Konchylien. Aus einigen Wienerischen Sammlungen. . Abhandlungen einer Privatgesellschaft in Böhmen, zur Aufnahme der Mathematik, der vaterländischen Geschichte, und der Naturgeschichte . Contributions to the knowledge of new and rare conchs. From some Viennese collections. . Proceedings of a private society in Bohemia for the study of mathematics, national history, and natural history. 1779 . 4 . 102–131 . de.
• Book: Kobelt . W. . Die Familie Bullidae . Küster . H. C. . Kobelt . W. . Systematisches Conchylien-Cabinet von Martini und Chemnitz. Neu herausgegeben und vervollständigt . 1896 . 1, part 9 . Bauer & Raspe . Nürnberg .
• Too . C. C. . Carlson . C. . Hoff . P. J. . Malaquias . M. A. E. . 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 . 2014 . 3794 . 3 . 355–392 . 10.11646/zootaxa.3794.3.3. 24870330 . 1956/9843 . free .

Notes and References

1. Web site: Aliculastrum cylindricum (Helbling, 1779) . www.gbif.org . 19 October 2021 . en.
2. Book: Adams . A. . Monograph of the family Bullidae . G. B. II . Sowerby . Thesaurus conchyliorum, or monographs of genera of shells . 2 . 1855 . Sowerby . London . 553–608 . 11 August 2024.