Ghost Paper Bubble Snail

About this species

Aliculastrum cylindricum,, is a species of gastropods belonging to the family Haminoeidae.

Text from the Wikipedia article “Aliculastrum cylindricum”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article

Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 18 records
February: 26 records
March: 16 records
April: 23 records
May: 24 records
June: 29 records
July: 43 records
August: 20 records
September: 16 records
October: 22 records
November: 20 records
December: 22 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 2–390 m · Deepest record: 1,769 m

0–10 m: 9 records
10–20 m: 7 records
20–30 m: 0 records
30–40 m: 1 records
40–50 m: 2 records
50–60 m: 2 records
60–70 m: 0 records
70–80 m: 0 records
80–90 m: 0 records
90–100 m: 0 records
100–110 m: 0 records
110+ m: 5 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 21–30 °C

20–22 °C: 4 records
22–24 °C: 5 records
24–26 °C: 103 records
26–28 °C: 99 records
28–30 °C: 103 records

Photos

(c) Takaaki Hattori, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Takaaki Hattori · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Takaaki Hattori, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Takaaki Hattori, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) portioid, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) River Ahlquist, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) JH, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Emanuele Santarelli, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist

Names and classification

English: Ghost Paper Bubble Snail

Names in 3 more languages

Japanese: カイコガイ
Korean: 누에고치포도고둥
Simplified Chinese: 長葡萄螺

Other scientific names: Atys alicula, Atys cylindraeus, Atys cylindrica, Atys cylindricus, Atys elongata, Atys extensa, Atys martensi, Bulla (Atys) elongata, Bulla alicula, Bulla candidula, Bulla cylindrica, Bulla elongata, Bulla solida, Bulla succisa

Similar species

Aliculastrum debile
White Pacific glassy-bubble
Atys naucum
Atys semistriatus
Springbok Paper Bubble Snail
Lamprohaminoea cymbalum
Lamprohaminoea evelinae
Oval bubble snail, Oval bubble
Lamprohaminoea ovalis

Sources and credits

Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).

Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
564 open-data records from 1779 to 2024.
Species data updated October 26, 2026.