Home Acknowledgments Conventions Glossary Maps References Links Articles Thumbnails Species list Family Next species _______________   Additional Photos	Nesiodostomia montforti Corgan, 1972   Maximum size:  4 mm shell length (Kay, 1979). Identification:  The shell of this species is slender with a deeper suture than the shell of Nesiodostomia quinta. Occasional shells have a disproportionately inflated ultimate whorl similar to the shell illustrated in Kay (1979). Natural history:  Shells of Nesiodostomia montforti are moderately rare in beach drift. Distribution:  Maui and Oahu. Taxonomic notes:  Kay, 1979 lists Pilsbry's Odostomia seconda as a synonym of Nesiodostomia montforti Corgan, 1972. However, Severns, 2011, illustrates the latter species as Eulimella secunda while including a shell that is probably an Odostomia cf. oxia under the name Odostomia montforti Corgan, 1971. Corgan proposed the name N. montforti as a replacement for Odostomia secunda. Photo:  CP: composite photo, three shells; largest 3.7 mm: left 2--beach drift, Mokuleia Bay, Maui; fall, 1984: right--beach drift, Hana Bay, Maui; fall, 1988. Observations and comments: Note 1:  ( )
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