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Selected Western Atlantic Caecum |
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| 1. Caecum antillarum Carpenter, 1857 | 2. Caecum gurgulio Carpenter, 1858 | 3. Caecum cooperi S. Smith, 1860 |
| 5. Caecum pulchellum Stimpson, 1851 | 4. Caecum multicostatum de Folin, 1867 | 6. Caecum infimum de Folin, 1867 |
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7. Caecum bipartitum de Folin, 1870 |
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| Caecum bipartitum de Folin, 1870 Bipartite Caecum | |
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| Northeast Florida (2.5 mm.) |
Shell grit, Bear Island (Hammocks Beach State Park) near Swansboro, North Carolina (1.8 mm.) | Digital image by David Kirsh |
| Caecum breve de Folin, 1867 | |
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In shell grit taken by SCUBA from a depth of 69 feet off Boynton Beach, FL (1 mm.) | Digital image by David Kirsh |
Original drawing from de Folin, L., 1867. Descriptions d'espèces nouvelles de Caecidae. Journal de Conchyliologie 3ème série 7; Tome VIIe 15: 42-58 + pls. 2,3. |
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Caecum floridanum Stimpson, 1851 Florida Caecum |
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| In shell grit taken by SCUBA from a depth of 69 feet off Boynton Beach, FL (3 mm.) | Digital image by David Kirsh | |
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Also See: Caecum floridanum Stimpson, 1851 |
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Caecum imbricatum Carpenter, 1858 Imbricate Caecum |
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| In shell grit taken by SCUBA from a depth of 69 feet off Boynton Beach, FL (2.8 mm.) | Digital image by David Kirsh | |
| Caecum infimum de Folin, 1867 | |
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| From grit collected at a depth of 69 feet off Boynton Beach, Florida (about 1.3-1.5 mm.) | Digital image by David Kirsh | |
| Caecum multicostatum de Folin, 1867 Fine-line Caecum | |
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| Northeast Florida (2.5 mm.) | |
| Caecum plicatum Carpenter, 1858 Plicate Caecum | |
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| Beach drift, "Xeno Beach," Eleuthera, Bahamas (all three specimens are about 3 mm.) | Digital images by David Kirsh | |
| Caecum pulchellum Stimpson, 1851 Beautiful Caecum | |
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| In shell grit taken by SCUBA from a depth of 69 feet off Boynton Beach, FL | |
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Shell grit, Bear Island (Hammocks Beach State Park) near Swansboro, North Carolina |
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Caecum regulare Carpenter, 1858 |
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| "Xeno Beach," Tarpum Bay, Eleuthera, Bahamas (2.00 mm) | Digital image by David Kirsh | |
| Digital Images by David Kirsh | |
| Meioceras nitidum (Stimpson, 1851) Little Horn Caecum | |
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New Port Richie, Pasco Co., FL (2.2 mm.) | Digital images by David Kirsh |
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