Home Acknowledgments Conventions Glossary Maps References Links Articles Thumbnails Species list Family Next species _______________   Additional Photos	Volvatella pyriformis Pease, 1868   no photo available Maximum size:  11 mm (Kay, 1979). Identification:  This species has a thin, transparent shell that narrows into a spout posteriorly. The animal is pale orange flecked with darker orange. (Kay, 1979) Natural history:  We've never found Volvatella pyriformis. Kay (1979) reports it from algal mats on solution benches and from the green alga Caulerpa. Distribution:  Oahu. Taxonomic notes:  It was first reported from Hawaii in Kay, 1961 (as Arthressa evansi). Photo:  ( ) Observations and comments: Note 1:  ( )
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