Gosliner et al (2008), consider this a young Atys naucum, although some references call it Atys kuhnsi. We are sticking with the latter due primarily to differences in animal coloration, although it is possible that the color would change along with the shell as the animal grows larger. We saw these at night on sandy slopes around Tulamben.
Others were observed at Melasti at night in November 2018 and Novenber 2022
Created 17 February 2015
Updated 16 December 2022