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Southwest Florida Shells with Emphasis on Sanibel & Captiva
José H. Leal
Family Turritellidae
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Vermicularia knorrii
(Deshayes, 1843)
Florida Worm Snail
Shell size to 80 mm; shell similar to Vermicularia fargoi, but whorls smooth. Wound stage (“turritella”) about 15 mm. Color light-brownish, first few whorls (juvenile shell) white. The supplementary illustration shows a young Florida Worm Snail collected in 2018 by Kimberly Nealon, Bowman's Beach, Sanibel.
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