Home Acknowledgments Conventions Glossary Maps References Links Articles Thumbnails Species list Family Next species _______________   Additional Photos	Volvatella vigourouxi (Montrouzier, 1861)   Maximum size:  6.5 mm shell length (Terry Gosliner, pers. com.). Identification:  This species has a thin, largely transparent shell that narrows into a spout posteriorly and has a medial constriction. The animal is pink, flecked with white. Natural history:  The few known specimens of  Volvatella vigourouxi have been found on Caulerpa sp. in Kaneohe Bay, Oahu.. Distribution:  Oahu: also known from New Caledonia. Taxonomic notes:  This may be the animal listed in Kay, 1979 as Volvatella fragilis Pease, 1860 (Terry Gosliner, pers. com.). If so, it was first reported from Hawaii in Pease, 1860. Photo:  Terry Gosliner: Oahu. Observations and comments: Note 1:  ( )
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