Mnestia villica Bubble Snail

Mnestia villica is commonly referred to as Bubble Snail. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

17920 

AphiaID:

848169 

Scientific:

Mnestia villica 

German:

Blasenschnecke 

English:

Bubble Snail 

Category:

Naaktslakken 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Cephalaspidea (Order) > Mnestiidae (Family) > Mnestia (Genus) > villica (Species) 

Initial determination:

(A. A. Gould, ), 1859 

Occurrence:

China, Guam, Marschall Islands, Papua New Guinea, Philippines 

Marine Zone:

Intertidal (Eulittoral), intertidal zone between the high and low tide lines characterized by the alternation of low and high tide down to 15 meters 

Sea depth:

- 12 Meter 

Habitats:

Algae zones, Lagoons, Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

0,8 cm 

Temperature:

°F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C) 

Food:

Carnivore, No reliable information available, Predatory 

Difficulty:

There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Mnestia marmorata
• 
  Mnestia villica
  Blasenschnecke

 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Mnestia colorata
  Blasenschnecke
• 
  Mnestia girardi
  Blasenschnecke

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2025-11-27 19:30:04 

Last edit:

2025-11-27 19:36:40 

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