Volvatella sp. 1.
Order: SACOGLOSSA
Superfamily: OXYNOOIDEA
Family: Volvatellidae
DISTRIBUTION
Known only from northeastern South Africa
PHOTO
Locality: Sodwana Bay, 20 metres, South Africa, Indian Ocean, 16 September 2007, reef. Length: 6 mm. Photographer: Colin Ogden.
The brownish spots scattered over the shell, are I suspect colourless spots on the white mantle which lines the inside of the transparent shell. I don't know of a described species with that colour pattern.
Authorship detailsRudman, W.B., 2008 (October 17) Volvatella sp. 1. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/factsheet/volvsp1
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Re: Volvatella from South Africa
From: Kathe R. Jensen, October 21, 2008 -
Volvatella from South Africa
From: Colin Ogden, October 17, 2008