Liguus fasciatus solidus var. krulli (proposed)
Description
This is a typical shell of the solidus subspecies in terms of general shell characteristics though they have somewhat more convex whorls than is typical. A variety of the marmoratus group, this variety has a white tip and is unzonated and variegated. The variegation may be either tan to chestnut, or a reddish-brown, linked to the background coloration. The weak banding is somewhat irregular and is joined at darker points by pale but broad and curved axial smears of the same color.The combined effect, particularly on the paler spire, is a low contrast and somewhat ghostly appearance which gave rise to the name given the shell by some collectors, "the ghost Liguus." Shells with tan or brown variegation have a white to cream background while those with a reddish-brown variegation have a yellow background. The two phases, which can be called white and yellow, do not seem to intergrade in any population seen. Green cuticular lines are generally few or absent.
Range
This variety was developed from a morph from the Central Plains at or near Hammock #9. It is found on Key Largo, the southern portion of the Atlantic Coastal Ridge and in the Southern Everglades.
Remarks
The developed phenotypes that now exist in substantial numbers are very distinct. To choose a holotype from the variable populations in the Central Plains that were the source of the ancestral krulli would not appropriately represent the shells found in most populations today. For that reason I've chosen a Key Largo shell. Henry Close mentions that reddish-brown shells from the Central Plains, similar to this variety, could be mistaken for farnumi. The coloration can be similar but the variegation is not.The variety is named for a long-time Liguus enthusiast, Pete Krull, who once said, "If any Florida Liguus needs a name, this one does."
Holotype
The proposed holotype, 52 mm, was collected in southern Key Largo. It remains in my collection.

Holotype (proposed)
Description
This is a typical shell of the solidus subspecies in terms of general shell characteristics though they have somewhat more convex whorls than is typical. A variety of the marmoratus group, this variety has a white tip and is unzonated and variegated. The variegation may be either tan to chestnut, or a reddish-brown, linked to the background coloration. The weak banding is somewhat irregular and is joined at darker points by pale but broad and curved axial smears of the same color.The combined effect, particularly on the paler spire, is a low contrast and somewhat ghostly appearance which gave rise to the name given the shell by some collectors, "the ghost Liguus." Shells with tan or brown variegation have a white to cream background while those with a reddish-brown variegation have a yellow background. The two phases, which can be called white and yellow, do not seem to intergrade in any population seen. Green cuticular lines are generally few or absent.
Range
This variety was developed from a morph from the Central Plains at or near Hammock #9. It is found on Key Largo, the southern portion of the Atlantic Coastal Ridge and in the Southern Everglades.
Remarks
The developed phenotypes that now exist in substantial numbers are very distinct. To choose a holotype from the variable populations in the Central Plains that were the source of the ancestral krulli would not appropriately represent the shells found in most populations today. For that reason I've chosen a Key Largo shell. Henry Close mentions that reddish-brown shells from the Central Plains, similar to this variety, could be mistaken for farnumi. The coloration can be similar but the variegation is not.The variety is named for a long-time Liguus enthusiast, Pete Krull, who once said, "If any Florida Liguus needs a name, this one does."
Holotype
The proposed holotype, 52 mm, was collected in southern Key Largo. It remains in my collection.

Holotype (proposed)
P.L.Poland, 10/19/2012
