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Southwest Florida Shells with Emphasis on Sanibel & Captiva
José H. Leal
Family Caecidae
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Caecum pulchellum
Stimpson, 1851
Beautiful Caecum
Shell size to 2.5 mm; shell tubular. Sculpture of about 20 rings about twice as wide as interspaces. Apical plug (septum) slightly convex, with small, pointed projection (mucro). Color white or tan. Common in seagrass flats and sheltered areas. This is a scanning electron microscope (SEM) image.
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