This is a relatively small sea slug rarely growing bigger than 10mm. the very small fragile shells are often washed up along Tomahawk Beach after some rough weather.

At a glance

Habitat Lives subtidally amongst seaweed in sheltered environments
Size Can grow to around 10mm
Origin Endemic
Distribution Southern Australia including Victoria, Tasmania and South Australia.
Descriptions
Distribution
Southern Australia including Victoria, Tasmania and South Australia.
Habitat
Lives subtidally amongst seaweed in sheltered environments
Size
Can grow to around 10mm

Identification

The shell is transparent to white and may have a browish tinge the slug itself is translucent clear background colour, sometimes with a brownish tinge, and a mottled pattern of black and grey patches, white granules, and diffuse orange patches
Common Name Little Bubble Shell
Aliases No Known Aliases
Origin Endemic
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Distribution provided by The Atlas of Living Australia

Classification

Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumMollusca
ClassGastropoda
SubclassHeterobranchia
SuperorderEuthyneura
OrderCephalaspidea
SuperfamilyHaminoeoidea
FamilyHaminoeidae
GenusPapawera
SpeciesPapawera maugeansis
Synonyms

Synonyms

Haminoea maugeansis Burn, 1966
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