Odontoglaga guamensis from Sri Lanka

October 5, 2007
From: Anouk Houben

I found this tiny snail off the South-coast of Sri Lanka. I would place it in the order of headshield slugs under Aglajidae. Can you identify this one further?

Locality: Prinz Heinrich Patch, Weligama, 15 m, Sri Lanka, Indian Ocean, April 2007, rock formations. Length: 1.5cm. Photographer: Anouk Houben.

Kind Regards,
Anouk

nashiman@lankacom.net

Houben, A., 2007 (Oct 5) Odontoglaga guamensis from Sri Lanka. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/20839

Dear Anouk,

Yes this is an aglajid. It is Odontoglaga guamensis, a small species which still has radula teeth, which have been lost in other aglajids. Your animal does not have the full colour pattern usually seen in this species, but the distribution of the small orange-brown spots is the same, so I would be very surprised if it was anything more than a pale specimen.

Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2007 (Oct 5). Comment on Odontoglaga guamensis from Sri Lanka by Anouk Houben. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/20839

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