Avril's Micro Shell Collection
Shells Donated by Marlo
Shell scans by Avril
Marlo is one of the administrators on the "Let's Talk Seashells" forum.
Yellow =conditional Ids and Comments by Avril Blue=
Marlo's
conditional ID and comments Red= Links used to help ID Some of the web sites I used to help Identify these shells: Books Used to assist in IDs:
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??Parvanachis
ostreicola not Parvanachis ostreicola , we have found Cerithidae costata in this area. Yours has a bent teleoconch, but the round aperture makes me think Cerithidae.
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9 mm. |
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53. 8 mm. Turbo castanea ( Gmelin, 1791) Chestnut Turban |
21 mm. |
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Modulus
modulus Columella
makes me think this is Modulus modulus |
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Color
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Or
Granulina
hadria Go with Gibberula lavaleena. Not hadria |
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I see now the importance of scanning the aperture. 22 & 26 are the same shell |
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Same shape as 22 but it is quite ridged with white shoulder bumps. |
Check it out against ceriths ?? IDs Cerithium
(Thericium) guinaicum Batillaria
(Lampania) minima |
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If
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27a 7 mm. Juvinile Fasciolaria lilium (G. Fischer, 1807) Banded Tulip |
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32. Very distorted scan but possibly Nassarius Very
beaded and squater than |
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R. multicostata fits the description and shell best Consider Rissoina decussate as well |
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52. 13 mm Columbella rusticoides Heilprin, 1886 Rusty dove snail |
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probably
Mitras But also check it against Pyrgocythara
plicosa
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Mitromica
foveata This may be what Abbott called Mitra floridana and is now called Mitromica foveata (see Redfern #496, he called it Thala floridana, but since has changed to Mitromica foveata |
This may be what Abbott called Mitra floridana and is now called Mitromica foveata (see Redfern #496, he called it Thala floridana, but since has changed to Mitromica foveata
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Compare
to Vexillum exiguum Vexillum exiguum is the shell |
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Here the ribs go right to the base on the back, it's a sturdier shell with a thicker lip and slightly lighter brown shell so I will give it an unique number probably
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triphora
modesta
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Not a Pyramidella. Looks like a Eulimidae. We have found Melanella jamaicensis |
Eulimastoma
engonium |
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image too poor OR Eulimastoma
didymum |
Eulima
auricincta |
image
poor, but probably
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Bivalves |
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7mm. Carditamera
floridana |
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Shell
photos below are now added to the above table
2/8/2004
Key Largo Shells donated by Marlo
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This
may be what Abbott called Mitra floridana and is now called Mitromica
foveata (see Redfern
#496, he called it Thala floridana, but since has changed
to Mitromica foveata |
27a 7 mm. Juvinile Fasciolaria lilium (G. Fischer, 1807) Banded Tulip |
51. 13 mm Nassarius vibex (Say, 1822) Bruised nassa |
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52. 13 mm Columbella rusticoides Heilprin, 1886 Rusty dove snail |
53. 8 mm. Turbo castanea ( Gmelin, 1791) Chestnut Turban |
21 mm. |
Modulus
modulus Columella
makes me think this is Modulus modulus |
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Bivalves
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C. 10 mm (width) Tellina tampaensis Conrad, 1866 Tampa tellin |
7mm. Carditamera
floridana |