Volvatella angeliniana

Volvatella angeliniana
A Volvatella angeliniana specimen in Réunion
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Family:	Volvatellidae
Genus:	Volvatella
Species:	V. angeliniana
Binomial name
Volvatella angeliniana M. Ichikawa, 1993 [1]

Volvatella angeliniana is a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Volvatellidae. It is found in many locations in the South Pacific and West Pacific. ^{[1] [2]}

Description

This species has a maximum shell length of about 5mm. It has a white, ovoid, translucent mantle, with numerous white patches. The head tentacles have orange tips. The posterior spout is rimmed with orange coloration. There may also be an orange-coloured band at the anterior end of the mantle. However, specimens without this anterior orange band have been found in New Caledonia. ^{[3] [4]} Its eyes can clearly be seen behind the base of the rhinophores. ^[4]

Distribution

Volvatella angeliniana has been found in many locations in the South and West Pacific, such as New Caledonia, the Ryukyu Islands, Marianas Islands, Réunion, NE Australia, the seas around Japan, and the Marshall Islands. ^{[5] [4] [3]}

Behaviour

This species secretes a milky substance when disturbed. ^{[6] [7]}

References

1. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Volvatella angeliniana M. Ichikawa, 1993".
2. Ichikawa, Marina (1993-11-30). "Saccoglossa (Opisthobranchia) from the Ryukyu Islands". Publications of the Seto Marine Biological Laboratory. 36 (3): 119–139. doi:10.5134/176229. ISSN   0037-2870.
3. "Volvatella angeliniana Ichikawa, 1993". Sea Slug Forum.
4. "Volvatella angeliniana Ichikawa, 1973". seaslugs.free.fr.
5. "Volvatella%20angeliniana - Gastropods by Eddie Hardy".
6. Cobb, Gary (August 7, 2008). "Volvatella angeliniana from sthn Queensland". The Sea Slug Forum. Archived from the original on 2021-06-14.
7. "Volvatella angeliniana sacoglossan, Marshall Islands". Kwajalein Underwater.