Volvatella angeliniana
Ichikawa, 1993

Order: SACOGLOSSA
Superfamily: OXYNOOIDEA
Family: Volvatellidae

DISTRIBUTION

Known f rom Ryukyu Ids, Marianas Ids, and New Caledonia. probably widespread at least in western Pacific.

PHOTO

Pointe de Pandop, near Koumac, New Caledonia, 20°35'S, 164°15.5'E, Intertidal, hard substrate, algae, 24 October 1993,  shell length 5mm, AM C200628. Photo: Bill Rudman

This species has recently been described from the Ryukyu Islands in southern Japan. The mantle is translucent white with many large white patches, and the head tentacles [rhinophores] are tipped with orange. There is an orange band around the posterior `spout', and there can be an orange band at the anterior end of the mantle. Specimens from New Caledonia are very similar in colour, but lack the anterior orange band. It is apparently a  small species, largest animal with a 5 mm long shell.

  • Ichikawa, M. (1993) Saccoglossa (Opisthobranchia) from the Ryukyu Islands. Publications of the Seto Marine Biological Laboratory 36: 119-139.

Authorship details
Rudman, W.B., 2005 (September 20) Volvatella angeliniana Ichikawa, 1993. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/factsheet/volvange

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