Umbraculum from the Gold Coast, Queensland

May 12, 2006
From: Ian Banks

Bill,
Found this out wandering near the sand pipe in the Gold Coast Seaway, sand wouldn't rub off top to obtain a better photo, so I took an underside photo to hopefully aid in the ID process.

Locality: Seaway South Wall, Gold Coast, 7 metres, South East Queensland, Australia, Pacific Ocean, 8 May 2006, Seaway floor. Length: 50 mm. Photographer: Ian Banks.

Regards,
Ian

ianbanks@bigpond.com

Banks, I.W., 2006 (May 12) Umbraculum from the Gold Coast, Queensland. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/16583

Dear Ian,
I am glad you didn't try too hard to rub off the sand because this is Umbraculum umbraculum which is a rather primitive slug with a round limpet-shaped shell in the middle of its back. What you were trying to rub off was the sand and growths that often accumulate on its shell.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2006 (May 12). Comment on Umbraculum from the Gold Coast, Queensland by Ian Banks. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/16583

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