Home Acknowledgments Conventions Glossary Maps References Links Articles Thumbnails Species list Family Next species _______________   Additional Photos	Rissoella cf. confusa Ponder & Yoo, 1977   Maximum size:  1 mm shell length (Kay, 1979). Identification:  This species has a very small, transparent-white shell with an angled umbilicus. Live animals are black, spotted with chrome-yellow (Kay, 1979). Natural history:  Shells of Rissoella cf. confusa are moderately rare in beach drift. According to Kay (1979), live animals are common in tide pools and shallow rocky habitats. Distribution:  Maui, Oahu and Midway: Rissoella confusa is widely distributed in the western and central Pacific. Taxonomic notes:  Photo:  CP: composite photo, three shells; largest 0.9 mm: beach drift, Makuleia Bay, Maui; fall, 1984. Observations and comments: Note 1:  ( )
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