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| Despite its close resemblance to the Vanatta species, this snail appears to belong in the superfamily Valvatoidea, which we are just beginning to fully grasp taxonomically. | |
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Scanning Electron Micrographs (SEM) of fossil specimens |
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| Lower Pinecrest beds, Upper Tamiami Formation, Sarasota County, Florida (top two views - 1.22 mm. and bottom view - 1.19 mm.). SEMs produced in collaboration with Dr. Ann Heatherington, Dept. Geological Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL. | |
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