Springbok Paper Bubble Snail
Lamprohaminoea cymbalum
- Usual depth1–12 m
- Water temperature20–30 °C
- Best monthsApril, June, and August
- How commonRare
About this species
Lamprohaminoea cymbalum, sometimes known as the cymbal bubble snail, is a species of sea snail or bubble snail, a marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusc in the family Haminoeidae, one of the families of bubble snails.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Lamprohaminoea cymbalum”, 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: 5 records
- February: 8 records
- March: 8 records
- April: 9 records
- May: 5 records
- June: 12 records
- July: 6 records
- August: 10 records
- September: 5 records
- October: 5 records
- November: 2 records
- December: 7 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–12 m · Deepest record: 16 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 20–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Springbok Paper Bubble Snail
Names in 3 more languages
- French
- Haminoé hallucinogène
- Japanese
- ミガキブドウガイ
- Simplified Chinese
- 琢葡萄螺
Other scientific names: Bulla cymbalum, Haloa cymbalum, Haminea aperta, Haminea cymbalum, Haminoea cymbalum, Haminoea simillima, Lamprohaminoea simillima
Similar species
- Oval bubble snail, Oval bubble
Lamprohaminoea ovalis
Ghost Paper Bubble SnailAliculastrum cylindricum
White Pacific glassy-bubbleAtys naucum
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).
- 140 open-data records from 1965 to 2026.
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