Shell of the Week: The Bales Vitrinella
Originally described from the east coast of Florida and Florida Keys, Pseudomalaxis balesi Pilsbry & McGinty, 1945 is another member of the microgastropod family Tornidae found along the coast of Southwest Florida. Larger shells of the species reach only 1.8 mm (about 0.06 inch). As with many vitrinellas, its shell is disk-shaped, compressed, but the whorl profile in this species is squarish (edges of shell are squarish in side view). The shell sculpture consists of fine spir