This one is tentatively identified as a Atys curta. Two specimens were found at night on 17 February 2008 in a Kwajalein lagoon Halimeda patch at a depth of about 8 meters. The animals were able to swim for short distances by flapping the flaps covering the sides of the shell. Size, shape, and swimming behavior are similar to those figured on the Sea Slugs of Hawaii site, but ours had few of the white specks present on the Hawaiian specimens. Both specimens measured about 27mm in length.
With the animal retracted, the striations on the shell are more visible.
Created 3 September 2008
Updated 21 January 2009