Easter Island bubble-shell
May 17, 2002
From: Bret Raines
Hello Bill,
I would welcome some help in identifying this cephalaspidean from Easter Island.
Dredged at 30-50m in fine sand, off the western coastline near Tahai, Easter Island. Shell length: 2mm
Sincerely,
Bret Raines
rainesbk@cybertime.net
Raines, B. , 2002 (May 17) Easter Island bubble-shell. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/6242Dear Bret,
Unfortunately this shell shape seems to have evolved a number of times amongst the cephalaspideans. Apart from suggesting it may be a Cylichna or Retusa, I'm afraid we would need some anatomical information to decide what family it belongs to.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman
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