Home Acknowledgments Conventions Glossary Maps References Links Articles Thumbnails Species list Family Next species _______________   Additional Photos   side   pale   shell   egg mass _______________   GALLERY	Vellicola sp. #13   Maximum size:  7 mm. Identification:  This species has a thin, straw-colored shell with only a few faint, spiral stria on its apex and base. The animal is translucent-cream decorated with clusters of white flecks and short, randomly distributed brown lines. Older animals tend to be darker. It may be distinguished from Vellicola muscarius and Vellicola sp. #15 by its thinner shell and lack of prominent apical and basal striae. Natural history:  Vellicola sp. #13 is a moderately common species found in rocky habitats from < 1 to 9 m (< 3 to 30 ft). It occurs at moderately protected to highly exposed sites and lays a spherical, cream egg mass that hatches in two to three days in the laboratory. Distribution:  Big Island, Maui, Oahu, Kauai and French Frigate Shoals: widely distributed in the western & central Pacific. Taxonomic notes:  Shells are present in various mixed lots at the Bishop Museum. Photo:  CP: 4 mm: Mokolea Point, Maui: July 23, 2005. Observations and comments: Note 1:  ( )
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