Truncatella caribaeensis Reeve, 1842 Caribbean Truncatella

    The 5 mm. specimen on the right is an adolescent with retained early whorls, which rarely persist on adult shells. The adult specimen on the left is live collected and measures 6 mm.

Truncatella caribaeensis Reeve, 1842 Caribbean Truncatella

Truncatella caribaeensis Reeve, 1842 Caribbean Truncatella

In bulldozed drift, New Port Richey, Pasco Co., Florida | Digital images by David Kirsh

Truncatella caribaeensis Reeve, 1842 Caribbean Truncatellaa

The living animal is pictured above. Digital image by David Kirsh.

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