Home Acknowledgments Conventions Glossary Maps References Links Articles Thumbnails Species list Family Next species _______________   Additional Photos	Diacria major (Boas, 1886)   Maximum size:  7.5 mm shell length. Identification:  This species has transparent shells edged in amber. They are broadly diamond-shaped and are usually decapitate with the broken apex closed by a septum. They resemble shells of Diacria trispinosa but the lateral spines point toward the apex and the portion of the shell apical to the lateral spines is relatively wide. Natural history:  Fragments of Diacria major shells are moderately common in sand samples. Distribution:  Maui, French Frigate Shoals and Midway: circumglobal. Taxonomic notes:  Intact shells and most fragmentary material from Hawaii seem closer to Diacria major than to D. trispinosa as illustrated in Janssen, et. al. (2019). The shell illustrated in Kay, 1979 as D. trispinosa also seems closer to D. major though it's somewhat ambiguous. Photo:  CP:  composite photo, same shell; 7.5 mm: from dredged sand sample; 2006 CREEF expedition; French Frigate Shoals; Oct. 17, 2006. Observations and comments: Note 1:  ( )
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