The forms known from Key Vaca Include:

• Liguus fasciatus aurantius Clench 1929

• Liguus fasciatus castaneozonatus Pilsbry 1912

• Liguus fasciatus cingulatus Simpson 1920

• Liguus fasciatus elliottensis Pilsbry 1912

• Liguus fasciatus luteus Simpson 1920 Type locality

• Liguus fasciatus marmoratus Pilsbry 1912 Type locality

• Liguus fasciatus roseatus Pilsbry 1912

• Liguus fasciatus vacaensis Simpson 1920 Type locality

These forms have long been established on and near Key Vaca and may well predate the Overseas Railroad and modern collecting.

There is a light and a dark variety of L. f. cingulatus on Key Vaca. The darker variety, the darkest cingulatus variety found, may approach an orange color in some instances. Quite rare and threatened.

Liguus fasciatus vacaensis may be almost pure white or strongly banded.

Liguus fasciatus marmoratus has several phases. A typical phase is shown. It appears to be extinct on Vaca Key

All specimens illustrated above were collected by Phil Poland with the exception of  L. f. castaneozonatus, L. f. elliottensis and L. f. marmoratus (right specimen) which were collected by Ben Anlage of Miami. The left specimen of  L. f. marmoratus  was collected by Archie Jones. (PP)

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