Atys ehrenbergi is a species of small tropical sea snail, a bubble snail, a marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusk in the family Haminoeidae, the haminoea bubble snails.
Description
The length of the shell attains 11 mm.
(Original description in Italian) The shell is dilated both anteriorly and posteriorly.
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Red Sea; also as an alien species in the Mediterranean Sea off Greece and Turkey.
References
- Vine, P. (1986). Red Sea Invertebrates. Immel Publishing, London. 224 pp.
- Yonow, Nathalie. "Sea slugs of the Red Sea: A âÂÂmolecularâÂÂupdate." Coral Reefs and Associated Marine Fauna around the Arabian Peninsula. CRC Press, 2024. 185âÂÂ204.
- Nithyanandan, Manickam, et al. "An annotated checklist of heterobranch molluscs of the Arabian Gulf and their zoogeographic affinities with adjacent seas." Coral Reefs and Associated Marine Fauna around the Arabian Peninsula. CRC Press, 2024. 153âÂÂ184.
- Yonow, N. "12. Opisthobranchs of the Gulf of Eilat and the Red Sea: an account of similarities and differences." (2008).
- Manousis, Thanasis. "The Marine Mollusca of Greece (by January 2025): an updated, systematic catalogue, documented with bibliographic and pictorial references."