Michael Eisenbart
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Haminoeidae Pilsbry, 1895
The shell of the tiny undescribed head shield snail is very thin and transparent. Cream and brown rosettes can be seen through the shell. The posterior edge of the head shield forms a pair of elongated, two-lobed crests with cream-colored tips. In rare cases, the dark pigment may be largely absent.
The previously undescribed "mouse-tailed" snail is a rare species in moderately exposed, rocky sites at depths of only 1 m. However, it also occurs in Halimeda kanaloana beds. The “tail” is highly contractile and is used by the animal to attach itself to algae.
The small snail lays spherical, white to light yellow egg masses that are anchored in algae.
The photos posted are from Bali, Indonesia. The linked page "Sea Slugs of Hawaii" shows identical-looking animals from Hawaii, which is why we used this information to create the article. If new findings emerge, we will revise the article.
The shell of the tiny undescribed head shield snail is very thin and transparent. Cream and brown rosettes can be seen through the shell. The posterior edge of the head shield forms a pair of elongated, two-lobed crests with cream-colored tips. In rare cases, the dark pigment may be largely absent.
The previously undescribed "mouse-tailed" snail is a rare species in moderately exposed, rocky sites at depths of only 1 m. However, it also occurs in Halimeda kanaloana beds. The “tail” is highly contractile and is used by the animal to attach itself to algae.
The small snail lays spherical, white to light yellow egg masses that are anchored in algae.
The photos posted are from Bali, Indonesia. The linked page "Sea Slugs of Hawaii" shows identical-looking animals from Hawaii, which is why we used this information to create the article. If new findings emerge, we will revise the article.
