South Florida Area Project

South Florida Area Gastropod Astraea americana (2007)

Illustrations and objective data courtesy of AMOCO Production Co., Alan B. Shaw (Manager, South Florida Carbonate Project), and Brian F. Glenister (AMOCO Consultant).
Specimen size:
24 mm high

View:
1. Apertural
2. Abapertural
Morphologic Description: (after Morris 1975, Rehder 1981)
    Shape: turbinate
    Number of whorls: 7 - 8
    Sutures: indistinct
    Outer lip thickness: thin
    Teeth: no
    Aperture shape: oval


Sampling Information:

Locality Latitude Longitude Sample Number Abundance Description
2258 24.8833 -80.8833 101 1 FLORIDA BAY, 1/2 MILE NORTH OF YACHT CHANNEL, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2259 24.9167 -80.95 1 3 FLORIDA BAY, SPRIGGER BANK, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2259 24.9167 -80.95 101 1 FLORIDA BAY, SPRIGGER BANK, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2262 24.85 -80.8333 101 5 FLORIDA BAY, CHANNEL LIGHT NO. 1, OLD DAN BANK, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2263 24.8833 -80.85 1 11 FLORIDA BAY, PONTOON BANK, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2263 24.8833 -80.85 101 4 FLORIDA BAY, PONTOON BANK, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2265 24.9167 -80.75 1 23 FLORIDA BAY, MIDDLE PETERSON KEY, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2265 24.9167 -80.75 101 8 FLORIDA BAY, MIDDLE PETERSON KEY, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2265 24.9167 -80.75 301 39 FLORIDA BAY, MIDDLE PETERSON KEY, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2266 24.9 -80.7167 101 2 FLORIDA BAY, ONE MILE WEST OF LIGNUMVITAE KEY, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2280 25.0167 -80.5667 1 1 FLORIDA BAY, JUST OFF TAVERNIER CREEK, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2280 25.0167 -80.5667 101 1 FLORIDA BAY, JUST OFF TAVERNIER CREEK, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2288 24.95 -80.8 101 1 FLORIDA BAY, 3/4 MILES NW OF BARNES KEY, MONROE CO., FLORIDA

Last updated on 14 July 2004 - has
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