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Southwest Florida Shells with Emphasis on Sanibel & Captiva
José H. Leal
Family Solecurtidae
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Tagelus divisus
(Spengler, 1794)
Purplish Tagelus
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Shell size to 40 mm; shell light, thin, elongate, rectangular. Sculpture absent except for fine concentric lines. Umbones posterior. Radial ridge present internally. Periostracum thin, light-brown. Color purplish with rays of stronger purple. Common in muddy areas at low tide.
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