Atys caribaeus


Atys caribaeus, common names the Caribbean glassy-bubble, Sharp's paper-bubble, 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.
The shell is oval, oblong, and thin, with a fragile and smooth texture that tapers at both ends. It is adorned with a few transverse striae. The spire is totally involute, marked by a slight umbilical depression that is not perforated. The aperture is narrow and barely arched, widening slightly toward the front; the columella is somewhat separated by an umbilical depression.
Its color is a uniform white.

Distribution

This species occurs off Florida, in the Caribbean Sea and off Brazil, Western Atlantic Ocean; found at depths up to 183 m.