_______________
Additional Photos

fragments

|
Cavolinia globulosa (Gray, 1850)

Maximum size: 5 mm shell
length.
Identification:
Shells
of
this species are transparent amber with slightly darker
highlights (shells in the above photo affected by preservative). They
are strongly inflated with a short, sharply curved apex.
Natural history:
Shell fragments of
Cavolinia globulosa
are moderately common in sand samples.
Distribution:
Maui, Niihau and Midway: widespread in the Indo-Pacific.
Taxonomic notes: Cavolinia
mexicana (Collins, 1934), described from fossil material, may be
a synonym.
Photo: CP: 5
mm: composite photo, same shell: south west of Kaula Rock;
Vanderbilt Pacific Equatorial Expedition; 1951; photographed at CAS.
Observations and comments:
Note
1: ( )
|
|