Middle Cape Sable

Paul L. McGinty: "There is only a very narrow fringe of hammock at Cape Sable and the tree-snails were far from plentiful. After an exhaustive search upon Middle Cape a very few of the rare Liguus crenatus marmoratus, dark colored shells, were taken. These we especially wanted for the collection. Along with the other forms of Liguus found were a few very large specimens of Oxystyla floridensis. It is interesting to note that while the Oxystyla were also taken from East Cape, none were found at Northwest Cape."


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Middle Cape Sable, L. f. s. var. castaneozonatus; Middle Cape Sable, morph pseudocastaneozonatus, from Pilsbry 1912


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Middle Cape Sable, L. f. s. var. barbouri

Collected on the McGinty's 1935 trip


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Middle Cape Sable, L. f. s. morph castaneus, from Pilsbry 1912 


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Middle Cape Sable, L. f. s. var.
elliottensis


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Middle Cape Sable, L. f. s. var. elliottensis


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Middle Cape Sable, L. f. s. var. elliottensis
, from Pilsbry 1912

Based on what seems to be banding on the spire, I've placed it as elliottensis. Pilsbry in 1946 said his 1912 fig. 16d "is referable to the capensis form of elliottensis."

Edited 26 times by Lysiloma Nov 4 15 5:56 PM.