Haminoea cymbalum

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.

Lamprohaminoea cymbalum
Lamprohaminoea cymbalum, with orange peel for scale.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura clade Euopisthobranchia clade Cephalaspidea
Superfamily:	Haminoeoidea
Family:	Haminoeidae
Genus:	Lamprohaminoea
Species:	L. cymbalum
Binomial name
Lamprohaminoea cymbalum Adams, 1850[1]

Distribution

Lamprohaminoea cymbalum is found in the Indo-West Pacific oceans from Hawaii and Christmas Island. It is not a common species, but locally large populations can be found.^[2][3]

Description

The soft tissues of L. cymbalum are lime green with orange and purple markings.^[4] As with all Haminoeidae, it is herbivorous and feeds on algae. It secretes a metabolite which has deterrent properties towards carnivorous fish.^[3]