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Philine aperta Lobe Shell, Sand Slug, Cape Sand Slug,European Paperbubble

Philine aperta is commonly referred to as Lobe Shell, Sand Slug, Cape Sand Slug,European Paperbubble. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profilbild Urheber Georgina Jones (CC-BY-SA), Cape Town

Philine aperta,castor north pinnacle Simon's Town, Cape Town, 7975, South Africa 2018 (CC-BY-SA)


Courtesy of the author Georgina Jones (CC-BY-SA), Cape Town . Please visit www.inaturalist.org for more information.

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lexID:
5910 
AphiaID:
140744 
Scientific:
Philine aperta 
German:
Offene Seemandel, Offene Blasenschnecke 
English:
Lobe Shell, Sand Slug, Cape Sand Slug,European Paperbubble 
Category:
 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Cephalaspidea (Order) > Philinidae (Family) > Philine (Genus) > aperta (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Linnaeus, ), 1767 
Occurrence:
the Baltic Sea, the North Sea, Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean), East-Atlantic Ocean, European Coasts, Madeira, Morocco, Mozambique, North Atlantic Ocean, South-Africa, the British Isles, the Mediterranean Sea 
Marine Zone:
Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 
Sea depth:
1 - 500 Meter 
Habitats:
Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Muddy grounds, Soft grounds, Tide pools / rock pools 
Size:
0" - 2.76" (0,5cm - 7cm) 
Temperature:
73.4 °F - 80.6 °F (23°C - 27°C) 
Food:
Carnivore, Clams, Foraminifers, Predatory, Snails, Worms 
Difficulty:
Not suitable for aquarium keeping 
Offspring:
None 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
  • Philine abyssicola
  • Philine alboides
  • Philine amabilis
  • Philine angasi
    Angas Blasenschnecke, Angas Kopfschildschnecke
  • Philine angulata
  • Philine antarctica
  • Philine aperta
    Offene Seemandel, Offene Blasenschnecke
  • Philine apertissima
  • Philine approximans
  • Philine araneosa
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2025-09-10 20:14:09 

Info

Philine aperta (Linnaeus, 1767)

The body is four-lobed and whitish to pale yellow in colour with white dots. This species characteristically secretes sulphuric acid as a defence against predators.

Species of Philine feed on bivalves which they crush with three calcareous gizzard plates.

Atlantic coast of Europe,Africa and Mediterranean. Records from outside this area probably incorrectly identified.

Synonymised names
Bulla aperta Linnaeus, 1767 · unaccepted (original combination)
Bulla schroeteri R. A. Philippi, 1844 · unaccepted
Bullaea capensis L. Pfeiffer, 1840 · unaccepted
Bullaea schroeteri R. A. Philippi, 1844 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Direct children (1)
Subspecies Philine aperta guineensis Ev. Marcus & Er. Marcus, 1966 accepted as Philine guineensis Ev. Marcus & Er. Marcus, 1966 (original rank)

External links

  1. sealifebase (en). Abgerufen am 10.09.2025.
  2. Unterwasser-Welt-Ostsee (de). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  3. Wikipedia (de). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  4. Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

Pictures

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Philine aperta,outer photographers, Cape Point, Cape Town, South Africa 2022 (CC-BY-SA)
Philine aperta, long beach Simon's Town, Cape Town, 7975, South Africa 2020 (CC-BY-SA)
Philine aperta, long beach Simon's Town, Cape Town, 7975, South Africa 2020 (CC-BY-SA)

Commonly

Philine aperta,windmill beach Simon's Town, Cape Town, 7975, South Africa 2018 (CC-BY-SA)
Philine aperta,long beach Simon's Town, Cape Town, 7975, South Africa 2018 (CC-BY-SA)
Philine aperta,castor north pinnacle Simon's Town, Cape Town, 7975, South Africa 2018 (CC-BY-SA)

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