Heart of the Swamp

Heart of the Swamp
Woodduck box at center

Sunday, October 24, 2010

Malacofauna of Crosby Sanctuary

Harry G. Lee of (http://www.jaxshells.org/florida.htm) has greatly improved our knowledge of the malacofauna (gastropods-snails) living at Crosby. Thank you Mr. Lee!
See jaxshells for pictures of these amazing organisms.

Freshwater snails
Campeloma floridense (Call, 1886) Purple-throat Campeloma
Viviparus georgianus (I. Lea, 1834) Banded Mysterysnail
Pomacea paludosa (Say, 1829) Florida Applesnail
Amnicola rhombostoma F. Thompson, 1968 Squaremouth Amnicola
Floridobia fraterna (F. Thompson, 1968) Creek Siltsnail
Pseudosuccinea columella (Say, 1817) Mimic Lymnaea
Physella heterostropha (Say, 1817) Pewter Physa
Planorbella duryi (Wetherby, 1879) Seminole Rams-horn
Laevapex fuscus (C.B. Adams, 1841) Dusky Ancylid

Freshwater bivalves
Elliptio ahenea (I. Lea, 1847) Southern Lance
Elliptio buckleyi (I. Lea, 1843) Florida Shiny Spike
Elliptio icterina (Conrad, 1834) Variable Spike
Toxolasma paulum (I. Lea, 1840) Iridescent Lilliput
Uniomerus carolinianus (Bosc, 1801) Florida Pondhorn
Eupera cubensis (Prime, 1865) Mottled Fingernailclam
Sphaerium occidentale (J. Lewis, 1856) Herrington Peaclam

Land snails
Punctum minutissimum (Lea, 1841) Small Spot
Euconulus trochulus (Reinhart, 1885) Silk Hive
Euglandina rosea (Férussac, 1821) Rosy Wolfsnail
Pupisoma dioscoricola (C.B. Adams, 1845) Yam Babybody
Glyphyalinia umbilicata (Singley in Cockerell, 1893) Texas Glyph
Hawaiia minuscula (A. Binney, 1840) Minute Gem
Ventridens demissus (A. Binney, 1843) Perforate Dome
Mesodon thyroidus (Say, 1817) White-lip Globe
Polygyra cereolus (Mühlfeld, 1816) Southern Flatcoil

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