The first 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. Our specimens seem fairly close to those figured in Gosliner et al (2018) as Liloa sp. 2.
With the animal retracted, the striations on the shell are more visible.
Another from the lagoon sand spits.
Created 3 September 2008
Updated 5 April 2023