Japonactaeon punctostriatus, common names Adam's baby bubble and pitted baby-bubble, is a species of small sea snail or "bubble snail", a marine gastropod mollusc or micromollusc in the family Acteonidae, the "barrel bubble" snails.Bouchet, P. (2011). Japonactaeon punctostriatus (C. B. Adams, 1840). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=420514 on 2011-12-14
Distribution This species occurs in the Western Atlantic Ocean: Florida, Gulf of Mexico, Mexico, Caribbean Sea, Venezuela.
Shell description This barrel bubble snail has an ovate white shell with shouldered whorls. The body whorl has 10 -14 slightly irregular spiral grooves. The columella is twisted. The aperture is ovate and is rounded above and below.
The shell length is 3 – 7.5 mm. The maximum recorded shell length is 7.5 mm.Welch J. J. (2010). "The “Island Rule” and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.
Ecology Habitat The minimum recorded depth for this species is 0 m. The maximum recorded depth is 110 m. This snail is found on mud or sand.
Life cycle The eggs are laid in a spiral string, enclosed in a mucus tube.
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