Atys caribaeus
(d'Orbigny, 1841)
Order: CEPHALASPIDEA
Superfamily: HAMINOEOIDEA
Family: Haminoeidae
PHOTO
Nicholas Cut, Belize. Photo: Jeff Hamann.
Animal translucent white. Redfern describes clusters of white spots and some median purplish spots on the head, and some rust red brown marks and lines on the mantle, which show through the semitransparent shell. Shell grows to approx 12mm.
Reference:
• Redfern, C. 2001. Bahamian Seashells: a Thousand Species from Abaco, Bahamas..
Rudman, W.B., 2002 (October 14) Atys caribaeus (d'Orbigny, 1841). [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/factsheet/atyscari
