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Discussions/presentation at the species level Univalves
Discussions, photo series, how to identify or distinguish a species or between species

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Acteocina atrata P.S. Mikkelsen and P.M. Mikkelsen, 1984, A. canaliculata (Say, 1826) and A. candei (d'Orbigny, 1841)

Acteon candens Rehder, 1939

Agathistoma fasciatum (Born, 1778): Previously Tegula fasciata 

Agathistoma lividimaculatum (C. B. Adams, 1845); Previously Tegula lividomaculata

Agathotoma candidissima (C.B. Adams, 1845)

Agatrix agassizii (Dall, 1889)

Alaba incerta (d'Orbigny, 1842) 

Amphithalamus rauli  Rolán, 1991

Angustassiminea succinea (L. Pfeiffer, 1840); Previously Assiminea succinea

Angiola lineata (da Costa, 1778)

Antillophos candeanus (d'Orbigny, 1842)

Architectonica nobilis Röding, 1798

Arene cruentata (Mühlfeld, 1824)

Arene tricarinata (Stearns, 1872)

Astralium latispina (Philippi, 1844)

Astralium phoebium (Röding, 1798); now accepted as Lithopoma phoebium

Astyris lunata (Say, 1826)

Atlantilux gemmatum (G. B. Sowerby II, 1874) 

Atys alayoi Espinosa and Ortea, 2004

Atys caribaeus & Atys sharpi

Atys vs Bulla, A comparison of Florida shells

Axelella smithii (Dall, 1888)

Babelomurex mansfieldi (T. L. McGinty)

Bailya intricata (Dall, 1884) and Bailya parva (C. B. Adams, 1850)

Barleeia sp. aff. tinca (Guppy, 1894)

Batillaria minima (Gmelin, 1791); now accepted as Lampanella minima

Bellaspira pentagonalis (Dall, 1889)

Boonea impressa (Say, 1822)

Boonea jadisi (Olsson and McGinty, 1958), Syn: Odostomia jadisi

Boonea seminuda (C. B. Adams, 1839)

Boonea sp. aff. jadisi (Olsson and McGinty, 1958)

Bostrycapulus aculeatus (Gmelin, 1791)

Brachycythara alba (C. B. Adams, 1850)

Brachycythara biconica (C. B. Adams, 1850)

Bulla occidentalis A. Adams, 1850, Syn: Bulla umbilicata

Bulla solida Gmelin, 1791

Bursa found in Florida

    Alanbeuella corrugata (G. Perry, 1811); previously Bursa corrugata

    Bursa grayana Dunker, 1862

    Bursa ranelloides tenuisculpta (Dautzenberg and P. Fisher, 1905)

    Delcerana cubaniana (d'Orbigny, 1847)  Previously identified as B.  cubaniana

    Lampasopsis thomae (d’Orbigny, 1847); previously Bursa rhodostoma thomae

Whelks of Florida

    Busycon carica (Gmelin, 1791)

    Busycon sinistrum Hollister, 1958  As of Oct 2023 Sinistrofulgur sinistrum (Hollister, 1958)

    Busycotypus canaliculatus (Linnaeus, 1758)

    Fulguropsis spirata plagosa (Conrad, 1863)

    Fulguropsis spirata pyruloides (Say, 1822)

    Fulguropsis spirata spirata (Lamarck, 1816)

Calliostoma adelae Schwengel, 1951

Calliostoma euglyptum (A. Adams, 1855)

Calliostoma hendersoni Dall, 1927

Calliostoma javanicum (Lamarck, 1822)

Calliostoma jujubinum (Gmelin, 1791)

Calliostoma pulchrum (C. B. Adams, 1850)

Calliostoma yucatecanum Dall, 1881

Calotrophon ostrearum (Conrad, 1846)

Cancellaria reticulata (Linnaeus, 1767)

Cantharus cancellarius (Conrad, 1846)  WoRMS (9/22/17): Solenosteira cancellaria

Careliopsis styliformis (Mörch, 1875)

Cassis flammea (Linné, 1758)

Cassis madagascariensis Lamarck, 1822

Cassis tuberosa (Linné, 1758)

Cenchritis muricatus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Ceratostoma nuttalli (Conrad, 1837)

Cerithideopsis costata (da Costa, 1778)

Cerithideopsis scalariformis (Say, 1825)

Cerithiopsis - Brownish in Western Atlantic, Journal article

    Cerithiopsis sp. from Ft. Pierce (of Krisberg)

    Cerithiopsis academicorum Rolán & Espinosa, 1995

    Cerithiopsis albovittata (C. B. Adams, 1850)

    Cerithiopsis buijsei deJong & Coomans, 1988

    Cerithiopsis cynthia Bartsch, 1911

    Cerithiopsis dominguezi Rolán & Espinosa, 1995

    Cerithiopsis flava (C. B. Adams, 1850)

    Cerithiopsis fusiformis (C. B. Adams, 1850)

    Cerithiopsis gemmulosa (C. B. Adams, 1850)

    Cerithiopsis greenii (C. B. Adams, 1839)

    Cerithiopsis iontha Bartsch, 1911

    Cerithiopsis krisbergi Rolán & Fernández-Garcés, 2007

    Cerithiopsis lata (C. B. Adams, 1850)

    Cerithiopsis parvada Rolán, Espinosa, and Fernández-Garcés, 2007

    Cerithiopsis susieae Rolán & Krisberg, 2014

    Cerithiopsis vanhyningi Bartsch, 1918

    Cerithiopsis vicola Dall & Bartsch, 1911

Cerithium of Florida

    Cerithium atratum (Born, 1778)

    Cerithium eburneum Bruguière, 1792

    Cerithium guinaicum Philippi, 1849

    Cerithium litteratum (Born, 1778)

    Cerithium lutosum Menke, 1828

    Cerithium muscarum Say, 1832

Cerodrillia perryae Bartsch and Rehder, 1939

Cerodrillia thea (Dall, 1884)

Charonia variegata (Lamarck, 1816)

Chicoreus dilectus (A. Adams, 1855)

Chicoreus florifer (Reeve, 1846)

Chicoreus pomum (Gmelin, 1791)

Chrysallida gemmulosa (C. B. Adams, 1850)

Cinctura branhamae (Rehder & Abbott, 1951); see Cinctura hunteria

Cinctura hunteria (G. Perry, 1811); C. tortugana (Hollister, 1957)

Circulus angulatus (A. Adams, 1850); Jr syn: Cyclostremiscus beauii (P. Fisher, 1857)

Cirsotrema dalli Rehder, 1945

Cittarium pica (Linnaeus, 1758)

Claremontiella nodulosa (C. B. Adams, 1845); Previously Trachypollia nodulosa

Cochliolepis adamsii  (P. Fisher, 1857)

Cochliolepis differens Rubio, Rolán & Lee, 2011 

Columbella mercatoria (Linnaeus, 1758)

Columbella rusticoides Heilprin, 1886

Conella ovulata (Lamarck, 1822)

Cones of Abbott (American Seashells 1974), Updated names

    Conus amphiurgus Dall, 1889

    Conus anabathrum Crosse, 1865; Previously C. floridanus Gabb, 1869

    Conus burryae Clench, 1942

    Conus cancellatus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792, Syn: C. austini

    Conus daucus Hwass, 1792

    Conus delessertii Récluz, 1843

    Conus ermineus Born, 1778

    Conus floridanus Gabb, 1869; Previously C. anabathrum Crosse, 1865

    Conus granulatus Linnaeus, 1758

    Conus jaspideus Gmelin, 1791, And Discussion of the Jaspideus Complex

    Conus mcgintyi Pilsbry, 1955

    Conus mindanus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792

    Conus mus Hwass, 1792

    Conus pealii Green, 1830

    Conus regius Gmelin, 1791

    Conus spurius Gmelin, 1791

    Conus stearnsii Conrad, 1869

    Conus stimpsoni Dall, 1902

    Conus villepinii Fischer & Bernardi, 1857

Coralliophila galea (Dillwyn, 1823)

Coralliophila salebrosa (H. Adams & A. Adams, 1864)

Cotonopsis lafresnayi (Fisher & Bernardi, 1856), previously Costoanachis lafresnayi 

Costoanachis of Florida

   Costoanachis avara (Say, 1822)

   Costoanachis scutulata (Reeve, 1859)

   Costoanachis semiplicata (Stearns, 1873)

   Costoanachis sertulariarum (d’Orbigny, 1839)

   Costoanachis sertulariarum is C. floridana, A discussion and images

   Costoanachis similis and sparsa - Problem

   Costoanachis sparsa vs scutulata

   Costoanachis translirata (Ravenel, 1861)

Crassispira sanibelensis Bartsch & Rehder, 1939. May be Zonulispira crocata (Reeve, 1845)

Crepidula - Guide to Florida Species, An illustrated quick comparative guide

    Crepidula convexa Say, 1822

    Crepidula fornicata (Linnaeus, 1758)

    Crepidula maculosa Conrad, 1846

    Crepidula plana, depressa and atrasolea, Telling depressa and atrasolea apart

    Crepidula ustulatulina Collin, 2002

Crossata californica (Hinds, 1843)

Crucibulum auricula (Gmelin, 1791)

Cyclostremiscus beauii (P. Fisher, 1857); Senior syn: Circulus angulatus (A. Adams, 1850)

Cymatium

Cyphoma of Florida

    Cyphoma gibbosum (Linné, 1758)

    Cyphoma mcgintyi Pilsbry, 1939

    Cyphoma signatum Pilsbry & McGinty, 1939

Cypraecassis testiculus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Cypraeidae of Florida

    Luria cinerea (Gmelin, 1791)

    Macrocypraea cervus (Linnaeus, 1771)

    Macrocypraea zebra (Linnaeus, 1758)

    Naria acicularis (Gmelin, 1791); Previously Erosaria acicularis

    Naria turdus (Lamarck, 1810)  First reported in Florida Mar 2023

    Propustularia surinamensis (G. Perry, 1811)

Daphnella lymneiformis (Kiener, 1840)

Dendropoma nebulosum (Dillwyn, 1817)

Dentimargo of Florida

Dentimargo aureocinctus (Stearns, 1872)

Dentimargo eburneolus (Conrad, 1834)

Dentimargo idiochila (Schwengel, 1943)

Dentimargo reductus (Bavay, 1922)

Dermomurex elizabethae (McGinty, 1940)

Dermomurex pauperculus (C. B. Adams, 1850)

Diacavolinia longirostris (Blainville, 1821)

Diodora of Florida, Identification Key

    Diodora arcuata (G. B. Sowerby II, 1862)

    Diodora cayenensis (Lamarck, 1822)

    Diodora dysoni (Reeve, 1850)

    Diodora dysoni vs D. cayenensis

    Diodora jaumei Aguayo & Rehder, 1936

    Diodora listeri (d’Orbigny, 1847)

    Diodora meta (von Ihering, 1927)

    Diodora minuta (Lamarck, 1822)

    Diodora sayi (Dall, 1899)

    Diodora viridula (Lamarck, 1822)

Dolicholatirus cayohuesonicus (G. B. Sowerby III, 1879)

Echininus nodulosus (Pfeiffer, 1839)

Echinolittorina of Florida (subgenus Amerolittorina)

    Echinolittorina angustior (Mörch, 1876)

    Echinolittorina jamaicensis (C. B. Adams, 1850)

    Echinolittorina placida Reid, 2009

    Echinolittorina ziczac (Gmelin, 1791)

    Echinolittorina meleagris (Potiez and Michaud, 1838)

    Echinolittorina mespillum (Mühlfeld, 1824) 

    Echinolittorina tuberculata (Menke, 1828)

   Tectarius antonii (Philippi, 1846)  For comparison to E. tuberculata 

Elachisina floridana (Rehder, 1943)

Engina turbinella (Kiener, 1836)

Eoacmaea pustulata (Helbling, 1779); Previously Patelloida pustulata 

Epitonium angulatum (Say, 1831)

Epitonium humphreysii (Kiener, 1838)

Epitonium rupicola (Kurtz, 1860)

Epitonium tollini Barsch, 1938)          

Cerithiopsis krisbergi   Rolán & Fernández-Garcés, 2007

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Fargoa bushiana (Bartsch, 1909) or Fargoa buijsei (de Jong and Coomans, 1988)

Fasciolaria hunteria (G. Perry, 1811)  Now Cinctura hunteria

Fasciolaria tulipa (Linné, 1758)

Favartia of Florida

     Favartia alveata (Kiener, 1842)

     Favartia cellulosa (Conrad, 1846)

     Favartia glypta (M. Smith, 1938)

     Favartia levicula (Dall, 1889)

     Favartia macgintyi (M. Smith, 1938)

Ficus papyratia (Say, 1822);  Previously erroneously as F. communis Röding, 1798

Fissurellinae of Florida

     Fissurella angusta (Gmelin, 1791)

     Fissurella barbadensis (Gmelin, 1791)

     Fissurella fascicularis Lamarck, 1822

     Fissurella nimbosa (Linnaeus, 1758)

     Fissurella nodosa (Born, 1778)

     Fissurella punctata Fisher, 1857

     Fissurella rosea (Gmelin, 1791)

Gemophos auritulus (Link, 1807)

Gemophos tinctus (Conrad, 1846)

Gibberula catenata (Montagu, 1803) Previously Persicula catenata

Glyphoturris quadrata (Reeve, 1845)

Granulina hadria vs ovuliformis

Gyroscala rupicola (Kurtz, 1860); Previously Epitonium rupicola

Gutturnium muricinum (Röding, 1798)    

Florida Haminoea 

    Haminoea antillarum (d'Orbigny, 1841)

    Haminoea elegans (J. E. Gray, 1825)

    Haminoea solitaria (Say, 1822)

    Haminoea succinea (Conrad, 1846)

Hastula cinerea cinerea vs Hastula cinerea salleana, Are they separate species?

Hastula cinerea cinerea (Born, 1778)

Hastula cinerea salleana (Deshayes, 1859)

Hastula hastata (Gmelin, 1791)

Hastula maryleeae R. D. Burch, 1965

Heliacus perrieri (Rochebrune, 1881)

Hemipolygona carinifera (Lamarck, 1816)

Hemipolygona distincta (A. Adams, 1855)

Hemipolygona mcgintyi (Pilsbry, 1939)

Hemitoma octoradiata (Gmelin, 1791)

Hespererato maugeriae (J. E. Gray, 1832)

Hesperisternia multangula (Philippi, 1846)

Hexaplex fulvescens (G. B. Sowerby II, 1834)

Hipponix subrufus (Lamarck, 1822)

Ilyanassa obsoleta (Say, 1822)

Ilynanassa trivittata (Say, 1822)

Ithycythara lanceolata (C. B. Adams, 1850)

Ithycythara parkeri Abbott, 1958

Ividia havanensis (Pilsbry and Aguayo, 1933)

Japonactaeon punctostriatus (C. B. Adams, 1840)

Jaspidella jaspidea (Gmelin, 1791)

Kurtziella cerina (Kurtz & Stimpson, 1851)

Kurtziella limonitella (Dall, 1884

Kurtziella perryae Bartsch & Rehder, 1939

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Eualetes tulipa (Rousseau in Chenu, 1843)

Eulimastoma canaliculatum (C. B. Adams, 1850)

Eulimids collected by LTS contributors, A photo comparison of several species

Eulithidum affine (C. B. Adams, 1850)

Eulithidium pterocladicum (Robertson, 1958)

Eulithidum thalassicola (Robertson, 1958)

Florida Oyster Drills

    Eupleura caudata (Say, 1822)

    Eupleura sulcidentata Dall, 1890

    Eupleura tampaensis (Conrad, 1846)

    Urosalpinx perrugata (Conrad, 1846)

    Urosalpinx cinerea (Say, 1822)       

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