Hastula celidonota (Melvill & Sykes, 1898)
15.7mm

Hastula celidonota is easily recognized by its small white shell marked with a single reddish to purplish brown blotch on the dorsal side of the body whorl. For a couple of years around 1995, these were relatively common in seaward reef patches of fine sand. They seemed to prefer large patches where they could stay out in the middle, well away from the hard reef and coral bordering the sand patches. They were not seen prior to that, and in recent years specific sand patches that used to have quite a few specimens have had none. Only a couple of specimens have been seen since the mid 90s.

Created 2 April 2017
Updated 27 March 2020

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