Kauaʻi record · KCA-MOL-00061
Dubious Bubble
Diniatys dubius
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About Dubious Bubble
Sea Slugs of Hawaii explicitly includes Kauai in the distribution of Diniatys dubius.
WoRMS AphiaID 599460 lists Diniatys dubius as accepted; expert account bridges Haminoea sp. 2 and probable historical Atys costulosa usage.
Expert account records living animals in mixed habitats/sand channels from 1 m and Halimeda beds at 9-29 m; separate 183 m dredged shells do not negate its qualifying shallow occurrence.
Explicit expert island distribution and shallow living habitat pass; historical/yellow because local date/specimen details are absent.
Names and classification
- Scientific name
- Diniatys dubius
- Common names
- Dubious Bubble
- Other names
- Diniatys dubius
- Record type
- species
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- Expert island occurrence without a dated Kauaʻi record in the inspected evidence.
- Origin
- Origin not inferred from occurrence census
- Conservation status
- Not assessed
- Evidence limits
- Occurrence category and evidence are source-bounded. Abundance, trend, and living status are not inferred beyond the reviewed evidence.
Habitat and ecology
- Habitats
- Marine reef and nearshore
Process and seasonal context
- Seasonal description
- Diniatys dubius is included in the verified Kauaʻi mollusk census. Explicit expert island distribution and shallow living habitat pass; historical/yellow because local date/specimen details are absent.