Home Acknowledgments Conventions Glossary Maps References Links Articles Thumbnails Species list Family Next species _______________   Additional Photos   pale   young, 3 mm   shell   egg mass _______________   GALLERY	Liloa curta (Adams, 1850)   Maximum size:  18 mm (extrapolated from shell length). Identification:  This species has a thin, transparent, cylindrical shell with fine, evenly-spaced spiral striae. The animal is translucent-cream flecked with white and violet-brown. It almost always has a cluster of violet-brown flecks on top of its head behind the head shield. It may be distinguished from Liloa cf. porcellana by that trait, by its thinner shell and by the presence of spiral striae in the center of the shell at all sizes. Natural history:  Liloa curta is a common nocturnal species found in protected to exposed patchy habitats and Halimeda kanaloana beds from < 1 to 24 m (< 3 to 80 ft). It buries itself in sand during the day. When disturbed, it can swim by flapping its parapodia. It lays a spherical, white egg mass that hatches in about three days in the laboratory. Distribution:  Maui, Oahu, Kauai, French Frigate Shoals, Laysan and Midway: widely distributed in the Indo-Pacific. Taxonomic notes:  This species is listed as Haminoea curta in Kay, 1979 (although the photo may be of Liloa cf. porcellana). It's also listed as Atys curta in Severns, 2011. Photo:  CP: 15 mm: Hekili Point, Maui; Oct. 28, 2004. Observations and comments: Note 1:  ( )
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