Ampulle bubble

Bulla ampulla

Molluscs
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth1–74 m
Water temperature15–30 °C
Best monthsJanuary, April, and July
How commonOccasional

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Photo credit: (c) Franz Anthony, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

About this species

Bulla ampulla is a species of gastropods belonging to the family Bullidae.

Text from the Wikipedia article “Bulla ampulla”, 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: 40 records
February: 23 records
March: 33 records
April: 36 records
May: 23 records
June: 36 records
July: 46 records
August: 30 records
September: 33 records
October: 34 records
November: 29 records
December: 20 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 1–74 m · Deepest record: 165 m

0–10 m: 12 records
10–20 m: 2 records
20–30 m: 0 records
30–40 m: 0 records
40–50 m: 0 records
50–60 m: 6 records
60–70 m: 1 records
70–80 m: 2 records
80–90 m: 0 records
90–100 m: 0 records
100–110 m: 0 records
110+ m: 1 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 15–30 °C

14–16 °C: 3 records
16–18 °C: 1 records
18–20 °C: 2 records
20–22 °C: 15 records
22–24 °C: 22 records
24–26 °C: 76 records
26–28 °C: 99 records
28–30 °C: 93 records

Photos

(c) desertnaturalist, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Aerin Jacob, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Cheryl Stinchcomb, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
no rights reserved · CC0 1.0 · iNaturalist
(c) L.J. Lamera, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) ajott, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Cricket Raspet, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

Names and classification

English: Ampulle bubble, Ampulle bulla, Flask bubble snail, Mottled Bubble Snail, ampulle bubble, ampulle bulla, Bottle Bulla, flask bubble snail

Names in 5 more languages

German: Ampullen-Blasenschnecke, Ampullenschnecke
French: Bulle ampoule
Japanese: タイワンナツメ, タイワンナツメガイ
Thai: หอยไข่นกกระทา
Simplified Chinese: 台灣棗螺, 臺灣棗螺

Other scientific names: Bulla columellaris, Bulla delorti, Bulla trifasciata, Bulla villosa, Bullaria ampulla, Quibulla selina

Similar species

Bulla vernicosa

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).
603 open-data records from 1758 to 2026.
Species data updated October 26, 2026.

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