• Caption: Common Name: parasitic sea snail, Scientific Name: Melanella sp., Size: 0.28” (7 mm), Notes: smooth shell may be defense mechanism, Temae Reef, Moorea, French Polynesia Contact: David Liittschwager, Natural History Photography, 120 Parnassus Avenue #1, San Francisco, CA 94117, cell: 415 531 6882, email: liittschwager@mac.com