Home Acknowledgments Conventions Glossary Maps References Links Articles Thumbnails Species list Family Next species _______________   Additional Photos	Heliconoides inflatus (d'Orbigny, 1835)   Maximum size:  0.9 m shell diameter. Identification:  Shells of this species have a depressed spire. The body whorl is strongly inflated and the lip extends as an elongated point. Natural history:  Shells of Heliconoides inflatus are moderately common in sand samples. Distribution:  Maui and Midway: circumtropical. Taxonomic notes:  It was formerly listed as both Limacina inflata and Embolus inflatus. Photo:  CP: 0.8 mm x 0.9 mm: from a sand sample provided by Mike Severns and PF; off Makena, Maui; Dec. 4, 1991. Observations and comments: Note 1:  ( )
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