Fasciolariinae Gray 1853

Description: Fasciolaria tulipa (Lamarck, 1816) - tulip snail shell. Gastropods are slug-like molluscs. They occur in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments. Many of them (snails) make a calcareous, coiled, external shell, which is used for protection from predators. Classification: Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Fasciolariidae Locality: Snapshot Reef, Fernandez Bay, offshore western San Salvador Island, eastern Bahamas. Date: 22 March 2011, 14:47. Source: Fasciolaria tulipa shell (true tulip snail) (San Salvador Island, Bahamas) 1. Author: James St. John.

Description: English: Two turbinate, saltwater marine snail shells. Both shells have seven whorls with deep sutures. Shell 21.411.1 is much smaller in size and is a peach-tan in color. 21.411.2 is brown and white, and large in size. The color pattern on both shells are the same with the darker color running in bands, vertically from the apices to the apertures. The apertures are dextral with an elongated siphonal canal. Photo by Katy Self as part of the Historic Southern Naturalists Project at the University of South Carolina's McKissick Museum. Date: 29 October 2019, 12:42:11. Source: Own work. Author: University of South Carolina. McKissick Museum .

Description: Fasciolaria tulipa Linnaeus, 1758 - true tulip snail (abapertural view) (public display, Bailey-Matthews Shell Museum, Sanibel Island, Florida, USA) The gastropods (snails & slugs) are a group of molluscs that occupy marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments. Most gastropods have a calcareous external shell (the snails). Some lack a shell completely, or have reduced internal shells (the slugs & sea slugs & pteropods). Most members of the Gastropoda are marine. Most marine snails are herbivores (algae grazers) or predators/carnivores. The true tulip snail shown above is part of the Caribbean Province: "The warm coral waters of the Caribbean stretching from northern Brazil to the Gulf of Mexico and northward adjacent to the Bahamas and Bermuda, contain a fauna of about 800 colorful species of common, shallow-water mollusks. The pink, or queen, conch and the sunrise tellin are typical." [info. from museum signage] Classification: Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Neogastropoda, Fasciolariidae Locality: unrecorded/undisclosed/unspecified More info. at: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fasciolaria_tulipa. Date: 4 January 2016, 11:55. Source: Fasciolaria tulipa (true tulip snail) 1. Author: James St. John.

Description: Fasciolaria tulipa Linnaeus, 1758 - true tulip snail (apertural view) (public display, Bailey-Matthews Shell Museum, Sanibel Island, Florida, USA) The gastropods (snails & slugs) are a group of molluscs that occupy marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments. Most gastropods have a calcareous external shell (the snails). Some lack a shell completely, or have reduced internal shells (the slugs & sea slugs & pteropods). Most members of the Gastropoda are marine. Most marine snails are herbivores (algae grazers) or predators/carnivores. The true tulip snail shown above is part of the Caribbean Province: "The warm coral waters of the Caribbean stretching from northern Brazil to the Gulf of Mexico and northward adjacent to the Bahamas and Bermuda, contain a fauna of about 800 colorful species of common, shallow-water mollusks. The pink, or queen, conch and the sunrise tellin are typical." [info. from museum signage] Classification: Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Neogastropoda, Fasciolariidae Locality: unrecorded/undisclosed/unspecified More info. at: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fasciolaria_tulipa. Date: 4 January 2016, 11:55. Source: Fasciolaria tulipa (true tulip snail) 2. Author: James St. John.

Description: English: Fasciolaria tulipa (Linnaeus, 1758). Locally called Perra. Date: 25 May 2013, 10:26:01. Source: Own work. Author: Wilfredor. Camera location10° 52′ 37.8″ N, 64° 00′ 11.46″ W View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap 10.877168; -64.003182.

Description: English: Exhibit in the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova, Via Brigata Liguria, 9, 16121, Genoa, Italy. Photography was permitted in the museum without restriction. Date: 26 September 2013, 07:36:05. Source: Own work. Author: Daderot.

Description: English: Fasciolaria tulipa (Linnaeus, 1758). Locally called Perra. Date: 25 May 2013, 10:26:16. Source: Own work. Author: Wilfredor.

Description: Triplofusus giganteus (Kiener, 1840) - Florida horse conch (apertural view) (public display, Bailey-Matthews Shell Museum, Sanibel Island, Florida, USA) The gastropods (snails & slugs) are a group of molluscs that occupy marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments. Most gastropods have a calcareous external shell (the snails). Some lack a shell completely, or have reduced internal shells (the slugs & sea slugs & pteropods). Most members of the Gastropoda are marine. Most marine snails are herbivores (algae grazers) or predators/carnivores. From museum signage: "Triplofusus giganteus (Kiener 1840) Horse conch This is the largest gastropod found in the USA and in the entire Atlantic Ocean. It may grow to be 60 cm (24 inches) long. In addition, its celebrity status is enhanced by the fact that it is the official Florida state shell. It can be found living on sand bars and shallow bay areas of Southwest Florida and vicinities. The horse conch is a top predator, feeding on other gastropods, such as lightning whelks, tulips, and fighting conchs." Classification: Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Neogastropoda, Fasciolariidae More info. at: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triplofusus_giganteus. Date: 4 January 2016, 12:22. Source: Triplofusus giganteus (Florida horse conch) 3. Author: James St. John.

Description: English: Upper side of the Horse Conch, Triplofusus giganteus (Kiener, 1840)[1], the biggest seashell in Northwestern Atlantic. Date: 16 December 2003, 10:46:11. Source: Original illustration. Author: Smithsonian Institution.

Description: English: Sea gastropoda (Fasciolaria gigantea) from National Museum, Prague, Czech Republic Čeština: mořský plž fasciolarka obrovská (Fasciolaria gigantea) z Národního muzea v Praze. Date: 20 April 2008. Source: Own work. Author: Karelj.

Summary.mw-parser-output table.commons-file-information-table,.mw-parser-output.fileinfotpl-type-information{border:1px solid #a2a9b1;background-color:#f8f9fa;padding:5px;font-size:95%;border-spacing:2px;box-sizing:border-box;margin:0;width:100%}.mw-parser-output table.commons-file-information-table>tbody>tr,.mw-parser-output.fileinfotpl-type-information>tbody>tr{vertical-align:top}.mw-parser-output table.commons-file-information-table>tbody>tr>td,.mw-parser-output table.commons-file-information-table>tbody>tr>th,.mw-parser-output.fileinfotpl-type-information>tbody>tr>td,.mw-parser-output.fileinfotpl-type-information>tbody>tr>th{padding:4px}.mw-parser-output.fileinfo-paramfield{background:#ccf;text-align:right;padding-right:0.4em;width:15%;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output.commons-file-information-table+table.commons-file-information-table,.mw-parser-output.commons-file-information-table+div.commons-file-information-table>table{border-top:0;padding-top:0;margin-top:-8px}@media only screen and (max-width:719px){.mw-parser-output table.commons-file-information-table,.mw-parser-output.commons-file-information-table.fileinfotpl-type-information{border-spacing:0;padding:0;word-break:break-word;width:100%!important}.mw-parser-output.commons-file-information-table>tbody,.mw-parser-output.fileinfotpl-type-information>tbody{display:block}.mw-parser-output.commons-file-information-table>tbody>tr>td,.mw-parser-output.commons-file-information-table>tbody>tr>th,.mw-parser-output.fileinfotpl-type-information>tbody>tr>td,.mw-parser-output.fileinfotpl-type-information>tbody>tr>th{padding:0.2em 0.4em;text-align:left;text-align:start}.mw-parser-output.commons-file-information-table>tbody>tr,.mw-parser-output.fileinfotpl-type-information>tbody>tr{display:flex;flex-direction:column}.mw-parser-output.commons-file-information-table+table.commons-file-information-table,.mw-parser-output.commons-file-information-table+div.commons-file-information-table>table{margin-top:-1px}.mw-parser-output.fileinfo-paramfield{box-sizing:border-box;flex:1 0 100%;width:100%}} Description: English: Underside of a living individual of Triplofusus giganteus (Kiener, 1840)[1] (in the past named Pleuroploca gigantea) showing its periostracum and operculum. Photograph taken in Indian River County, Vero Beach, Florida, United States. Date: 7 July 2022. Source: Original image filed on iNaturalist.org. Author: Jedwardson.

Description: Triplofusus giganteus (Kiener, 1840) - Florida horse conch (apical view) (public display, Bailey-Matthews Shell Museum, Sanibel Island, Florida, USA) The gastropods (snails & slugs) are a group of molluscs that occupy marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments. Most gastropods have a calcareous external shell (the snails). Some lack a shell completely, or have reduced internal shells (the slugs & sea slugs & pteropods). Most members of the Gastropoda are marine. Most marine snails are herbivores (algae grazers) or predators/carnivores. From museum signage: "Triplofusus giganteus (Kiener 1840) Horse conch This is the largest gastropod found in the USA and in the entire Atlantic Ocean. It may grow to be 60 cm (24 inches) long. In addition, its celebrity status is enhanced by the fact that it is the official Florida state shell. It can be found living on sand bars and shallow bay areas of Southwest Florida and vicinities. The horse conch is a top predator, feeding on other gastropods, such as lightning whelks, tulips, and fighting conchs." Classification: Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Neogastropoda, Fasciolariidae More info. at: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triplofusus_giganteus. Date: 4 January 2016, 12:15. Source: Triplofusus giganteus (Florida horse conch) 2. Author: James St. John.

Description: Triplofusus giganteus (Kiener, 1840) - Florida horse conch from Florida, USA. (apertural view) (public display, Bailey-Matthews Shell Museum, Sanibel Island, Florida, USA) The gastropods (snails & slugs) are a group of molluscs that occupy marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments. Most gastropods have a calcareous external shell (the snails). Some lack a shell completely, or have reduced internal shells (the slugs & sea slugs & pteropods). Most members of the Gastropoda are marine. Most marine snails are herbivores (algae grazers) or predators/carnivores. From museum signage: "Triplofusus giganteus (Kiener 1840) Horse conch This is the largest gastropod found in the USA and in the entire Atlantic Ocean. It may grow to be 60 cm (24 inches) long. In addition, its celebrity status is enhanced by the fact that it is the official Florida state shell. It can be found living on sand bars and shallow bay areas of Southwest Florida and vicinities. The horse conch is a top predator, feeding on other gastropods, such as lightning whelks, tulips, and fighting conchs." "This shell is the largest specimen on record of our own horse conch, a member of the Fasciolariidae family. It measures 606 mm, or about 24 inches. This world record shell was originally owned by Ed Hanley, who collected the specimen SCUBA diving at 37 km (about 20 miles) off Sanibel at a depth of 13 meters (about 40 feet)." Classification: Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Neogastropoda, Fasciolariidae Locality: offshore Sanibel Island, southwestern Florida, USA More info. at: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triplofusus_giganteus. Date: 4 January 2016, 12:33. Source: Triplofusus giganteus (Florida horse conch) (offshore Sanibel Island, Florida, USA). Author: James St. John.

Description: English: Underside of the Horse Conch, Triplofusus giganteus (Kiener, 1840)[1], the biggest seashell in Northwestern Atlantic. Date: 16 December 2003, 10:47:37. Source: Original illustration. Author: Smithsonian Institution.

Description: The Florida horse conch (Pleuroploca gigantea) is the Florida state shell. It usually lives in the seagrass beds and around the patch reefs inshore of the main reef. Source: http://www.sanctuaries.nos.noaa.gov/pgallery/pgflorida/living/living_2.html. Author: Heather Dine - Florida Keys NMS. Permission(Reusing this file): PD. Licensing[edit] Public domainPublic domainfalsefalse. : This work is in the public domain in the United States because it is a work prepared by an officer or employee of the United States Government as part of that person’s official duties under the terms of Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 105 of the US Code. Note: This only applies to original works of the Federal Government and not to the work of any individual U.S. state, territory, commonwealth, county, municipality, or any other subdivision. This template also does not apply to postage stamp designs published by the United States Postal Service since 1978. (See § 313.6(C)(1) of Compendium of U.S. Copyright Office Practices). It also does not apply to certain US coins; see The US Mint Terms of Use. :. This file has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights.. https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/PDMCreative Commons Public Domain Mark 1.0falsefalse

Description: Triplofusus giganteus (Kiener, 1840) - Florida horse conch (public display, Bailey-Matthews Shell Museum, Sanibel Island, Florida, USA) The gastropods (snails & slugs) are a group of molluscs that occupy marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments. Most gastropods have a calcareous external shell (the snails). Some lack a shell completely, or have reduced internal shells (the slugs & sea slugs & pteropods). Most members of the Gastropoda are marine. Most marine snails are herbivores (algae grazers) or predators/carnivores. From museum signage: "Triplofusus giganteus (Kiener 1840) Horse conch This is the largest gastropod found in the USA and in the entire Atlantic Ocean. It may grow to be 60 cm (24 inches) long. In addition, its celebrity status is enhanced by the fact that it is the official Florida state shell. It can be found living on sand bars and shallow bay areas of Southwest Florida and vicinities. The horse conch is a top predator, feeding on other gastropods, such as lightning whelks, tulips, and fighting conchs." Classification: Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Neogastropoda, Fasciolariidae More info. at: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triplofusus_giganteus. Date: 4 January 2016, 12:14. Source: Triplofusus giganteus (Florida horse conch) 1. Author: James St. John.

Description: Triplofusus giganteus (Kiener, 1840) - living Florida horse conch (public signage, Bailey-Matthews Shell Museum, Sanibel Island, Florida, USA) The gastropods (snails & slugs) are a group of molluscs that occupy marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments. Most gastropods have a calcareous external shell (the snails). Some lack a shell completely, or have reduced internal shells (the slugs & sea slugs & pteropods). Most members of the Gastropoda are marine. Most marine snails are herbivores (algae grazers) or predators/carnivores. From museum signage: "Triplofusus giganteus (Kiener 1840) Horse conch This is the largest gastropod found in the USA and in the entire Atlantic Ocean. It may grow to be 60 cm (24 inches) long. In addition, its celebrity status is enhanced by the fact that it is the official Florida state shell. It can be found living on sand bars and shallow bay areas of Southwest Florida and vicinities. The horse conch is a top predator, feeding on other gastropods, such as lightning whelks, tulips, and fighting conchs." Classification: Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Neogastropoda, Fasciolariidae More info. at: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triplofusus_giganteus. Date: 2 January 2016, 15:59. Source: Triplofusus giganteus (Florida horse conch) 5. Author: James St. John.

Description: Triplofusus giganteus (Kiener, 1840) - living Florida horse conch (public signage, Bailey-Matthews Shell Museum, Sanibel Island, Florida, USA) The gastropods (snails & slugs) are a group of molluscs that occupy marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments. Most gastropods have a calcareous external shell (the snails). Some lack a shell completely, or have reduced internal shells (the slugs & sea slugs & pteropods). Most members of the Gastropoda are marine. Most marine snails are herbivores (algae grazers) or predators/carnivores. From museum signage: "Triplofusus giganteus (Kiener 1840) Horse conch This is the largest gastropod found in the USA and in the entire Atlantic Ocean. It may grow to be 60 cm (24 inches) long. In addition, its celebrity status is enhanced by the fact that it is the official Florida state shell. It can be found living on sand bars and shallow bay areas of Southwest Florida and vicinities. The horse conch is a top predator, feeding on other gastropods, such as lightning whelks, tulips, and fighting conchs." Classification: Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Neogastropoda, Fasciolariidae More info. at: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triplofusus_giganteus. Date: 2 January 2016, 15:58. Source: Triplofusus giganteus (Florida horse conch) 4. Author: James St. John.

Description: Fasciolaria lilium Fischer von Waldheim, 1807 - beachworn banded tulip snail shell, modern (latest Holocene). The gastropods (snails & slugs) are a group of molluscs that occupy marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments. Most gastropods have a calcareous external shell (the snails). Some lack a shell completely, or have reduced internal shells (the slugs & sea slugs & pteropods). Most members of the Gastropoda are marine. Most marine snails are herbivores (algae grazers) or predators/carnivores. This beachworn and eroded banded tulip snail shell is covered with small borings. Classification: Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Neogastropoda, Fasciolariidae Locality: Lighthouse Point beach, southern shore of the eastern tip of Sanibel Island, Gulf of Mexico coast of southern Florida, USA. Date: 12 April 2020, 02:37. Source: Fasciolaria lilium (banded tulip snail shell) (Sanibel Island, Florida, USA) 1. Author: James St. John.

Description: Fasciolaria lilium Fischer von Waldheim, 1807 - beachworn banded tulip snail shell, modern (latest Holocene). The gastropods (snails & slugs) are a group of molluscs that occupy marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments. Most gastropods have a calcareous external shell (the snails). Some lack a shell completely, or have reduced internal shells (the slugs & sea slugs & pteropods). Most members of the Gastropoda are marine. Most marine snails are herbivores (algae grazers) or predators/carnivores. This beachworn and eroded banded tulip snail shell is covered with small borings. Classification: Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Neogastropoda, Fasciolariidae Locality: Lighthouse Point beach, southern shore of the eastern tip of Sanibel Island, Gulf of Mexico coast of southern Florida, USA. Date: 12 April 2020, 02:38. Source: Fasciolaria lilium (banded tulip snail shell) (Sanibel Island, Florida, USA) 2. Author: James St. John.

Description: Latirus sp from Mindanao, the Philippines. Date: 14 August 2009, 22:00. Source: Latirus sp Uploaded by JoJan. Author: Richard Parker.

Summary.mw-parser-output table.commons-file-information-table,.mw-parser-output.fileinfotpl-type-information{border:1px solid #a2a9b1;background-color:#f8f9fa;padding:5px;font-size:95%;border-spacing:2px;box-sizing:border-box;margin:0;width:100%}.mw-parser-output table.commons-file-information-table>tbody>tr,.mw-parser-output.fileinfotpl-type-information>tbody>tr{vertical-align:top}.mw-parser-output table.commons-file-information-table>tbody>tr>td,.mw-parser-output table.commons-file-information-table>tbody>tr>th,.mw-parser-output.fileinfotpl-type-information>tbody>tr>td,.mw-parser-output.fileinfotpl-type-information>tbody>tr>th{padding:4px}.mw-parser-output.fileinfo-paramfield{background:#ccf;text-align:right;padding-right:0.4em;width:15%;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output.commons-file-information-table+table.commons-file-information-table,.mw-parser-output.commons-file-information-table+div.commons-file-information-table>table{border-top:0;padding-top:0;margin-top:-8px}@media only screen and (max-width:719px){.mw-parser-output table.commons-file-information-table,.mw-parser-output.commons-file-information-table.fileinfotpl-type-information{border-spacing:0;padding:0;word-break:break-word;width:100%!important}.mw-parser-output.commons-file-information-table>tbody,.mw-parser-output.fileinfotpl-type-information>tbody{display:block}.mw-parser-output.commons-file-information-table>tbody>tr>td,.mw-parser-output.commons-file-information-table>tbody>tr>th,.mw-parser-output.fileinfotpl-type-information>tbody>tr>td,.mw-parser-output.fileinfotpl-type-information>tbody>tr>th{padding:0.2em 0.4em;text-align:left;text-align:start}.mw-parser-output.commons-file-information-table>tbody>tr,.mw-parser-output.fileinfotpl-type-information>tbody>tr{display:flex;flex-direction:column}.mw-parser-output.commons-file-information-table+table.commons-file-information-table,.mw-parser-output.commons-file-information-table+div.commons-file-information-table>table{margin-top:-1px}.mw-parser-output.fileinfo-paramfield{box-sizing:border-box;flex:1 0 100%;width:100%}} Description: Opeatostoma pseudodon (Burrow, 1815) - thorn latirus snail from Ecuador. (apical view) (public display, Bailey-Matthews Shell Museum, Sanibel Island, Florida, USA) The gastropods (snails & slugs) are a group of molluscs that occupy marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments. Most gastropods have a calcareous external shell (the snails). Some lack a shell completely, or have reduced internal shells (the slugs & sea slugs & pteropods). Most members of the Gastropoda are marine. Most marine snails are herbivores (algae grazers) or predators/carnivores. From museum signage: "This species, which belongs in the Family Fasciolariidae, has a wide distribution in the tropical eastern Pacific Ocean. The shell bears a long tooth in the anterior part of its opening, or aperture, which helps the carnivore snail reach inside (or dislodge) hard-shelled prey items such as barnacles and limpets. This world record sized shell was collected in Isla Solango, Ecuador, and measures 77.4 mm." Classification: Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Neogastropoda, Fasciolariidae Locality: Solango Island, Ecuador More info. at: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opeatostoma_pseudodon. Date: 4 January 2016, 12:31. Source: Opeatostoma pseudodon (thorn latirus snail) (Solango Island, Ecuador) 2. Author: James St. John.

Summary.mw-parser-output table.commons-file-information-table,.mw-parser-output.fileinfotpl-type-information{border:1px solid #a2a9b1;background-color:#f8f9fa;padding:5px;font-size:95%;border-spacing:2px;box-sizing:border-box;margin:0;width:100%}.mw-parser-output table.commons-file-information-table>tbody>tr,.mw-parser-output.fileinfotpl-type-information>tbody>tr{vertical-align:top}.mw-parser-output table.commons-file-information-table>tbody>tr>td,.mw-parser-output table.commons-file-information-table>tbody>tr>th,.mw-parser-output.fileinfotpl-type-information>tbody>tr>td,.mw-parser-output.fileinfotpl-type-information>tbody>tr>th{padding:4px}.mw-parser-output.fileinfo-paramfield{background:#ccf;text-align:right;padding-right:0.4em;width:15%;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output.commons-file-information-table+table.commons-file-information-table,.mw-parser-output.commons-file-information-table+div.commons-file-information-table>table{border-top:0;padding-top:0;margin-top:-8px}@media only screen and (max-width:719px){.mw-parser-output table.commons-file-information-table,.mw-parser-output.commons-file-information-table.fileinfotpl-type-information{border-spacing:0;padding:0;word-break:break-word;width:100%!important}.mw-parser-output.commons-file-information-table>tbody,.mw-parser-output.fileinfotpl-type-information>tbody{display:block}.mw-parser-output.commons-file-information-table>tbody>tr>td,.mw-parser-output.commons-file-information-table>tbody>tr>th,.mw-parser-output.fileinfotpl-type-information>tbody>tr>td,.mw-parser-output.fileinfotpl-type-information>tbody>tr>th{padding:0.2em 0.4em;text-align:left;text-align:start}.mw-parser-output.commons-file-information-table>tbody>tr,.mw-parser-output.fileinfotpl-type-information>tbody>tr{display:flex;flex-direction:column}.mw-parser-output.commons-file-information-table+table.commons-file-information-table,.mw-parser-output.commons-file-information-table+div.commons-file-information-table>table{margin-top:-1px}.mw-parser-output.fileinfo-paramfield{box-sizing:border-box;flex:1 0 100%;width:100%}} Description: Opeatostoma pseudodon (Burrow, 1815) - thorn latirus snail (abapertural view) (public display, Bailey-Matthews Shell Museum, Sanibel Island, Florida, USA) The gastropods (snails & slugs) are a group of molluscs that occupy marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments. Most gastropods have a calcareous external shell (the snails). Some lack a shell completely, or have reduced internal shells (the slugs & sea slugs & pteropods). Most members of the Gastropoda are marine. Most marine snails are herbivores (algae grazers) or predators/carnivores. The thorn latirus snail shown above is part of the Panamic Province: "Much richer in species than its Caribbean counterpart, the tropical-water Panamic area extends from the Gulf of California, along the Pacific coast of Central America to Ecuador. Known for its wide tidal ranges, its sandy-mud shores and offshore waters abound in colorful murexes, cones, olives and cowries. Over 2,500 species are known from here, including the endemic tent olive." [info. from museum signage] Classification: Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Neogastropoda, Fasciolariidae Locality: unrecorded/undisclosed/unspecified More info. at: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opeatostoma_pseudodon. Date: 3 January 2016, 17:20. Source: Opeatostoma pseudodon (thorn latirus snail) 3. Author: James St. John.

Summary.mw-parser-output table.commons-file-information-table,.mw-parser-output.fileinfotpl-type-information{border:1px solid #a2a9b1;background-color:#f8f9fa;padding:5px;font-size:95%;border-spacing:2px;box-sizing:border-box;margin:0;width:100%}.mw-parser-output table.commons-file-information-table>tbody>tr,.mw-parser-output.fileinfotpl-type-information>tbody>tr{vertical-align:top}.mw-parser-output table.commons-file-information-table>tbody>tr>td,.mw-parser-output table.commons-file-information-table>tbody>tr>th,.mw-parser-output.fileinfotpl-type-information>tbody>tr>td,.mw-parser-output.fileinfotpl-type-information>tbody>tr>th{padding:4px}.mw-parser-output.fileinfo-paramfield{background:#ccf;text-align:right;padding-right:0.4em;width:15%;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output.commons-file-information-table+table.commons-file-information-table,.mw-parser-output.commons-file-information-table+div.commons-file-information-table>table{border-top:0;padding-top:0;margin-top:-8px}@media only screen and (max-width:719px){.mw-parser-output table.commons-file-information-table,.mw-parser-output.commons-file-information-table.fileinfotpl-type-information{border-spacing:0;padding:0;word-break:break-word;width:100%!important}.mw-parser-output.commons-file-information-table>tbody,.mw-parser-output.fileinfotpl-type-information>tbody{display:block}.mw-parser-output.commons-file-information-table>tbody>tr>td,.mw-parser-output.commons-file-information-table>tbody>tr>th,.mw-parser-output.fileinfotpl-type-information>tbody>tr>td,.mw-parser-output.fileinfotpl-type-information>tbody>tr>th{padding:0.2em 0.4em;text-align:left;text-align:start}.mw-parser-output.commons-file-information-table>tbody>tr,.mw-parser-output.fileinfotpl-type-information>tbody>tr{display:flex;flex-direction:column}.mw-parser-output.commons-file-information-table+table.commons-file-information-table,.mw-parser-output.commons-file-information-table+div.commons-file-information-table>table{margin-top:-1px}.mw-parser-output.fileinfo-paramfield{box-sizing:border-box;flex:1 0 100%;width:100%}} Description: Opeatostoma pseudodon (Burrow, 1815) - thorn latirus snail (apertural view) (public display, Bailey-Matthews Shell Museum, Sanibel Island, Florida, USA) The gastropods (snails & slugs) are a group of molluscs that occupy marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments. Most gastropods have a calcareous external shell (the snails). Some lack a shell completely, or have reduced internal shells (the slugs & sea slugs & pteropods). Most members of the Gastropoda are marine. Most marine snails are herbivores (algae grazers) or predators/carnivores. The thorn latirus snail shown above is part of the Panamic Province: "Much richer in species than its Caribbean counterpart, the tropical-water Panamic area extends from the Gulf of California, along the Pacific coast of Central America to Ecuador. Known for its wide tidal ranges, its sandy-mud shores and offshore waters abound in colorful murexes, cones, olives and cowries. Over 2,500 species are known from here, including the endemic tent olive." [info. from museum signage] Classification: Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Neogastropoda, Fasciolariidae Locality: unrecorded/undisclosed/unspecified More info. at: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opeatostoma_pseudodon. Date: 3 January 2016, 17:15. Source: Opeatostoma pseudodon (thorn latirus snail) 2. Author: James St. John.