South Florida Area Project

South Florida Area Gastropod Triptychus niveus (2101)

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:
7 mm high

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


Sampling Information:

Locality Latitude Longitude Sample Number Abundance Description
2255 24.9833 -81.9167 1 6 FLORIDA BAY, PASS 2 MILES SOUTH OF MAN-OF-WAR KEY, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2255 24.9833 -81.9167 101 2 FLORIDA BAY, PASS 2 MILES SOUTH OF MAN-OF-WAR KEY, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2262 24.85 -80.8333 101 1 FLORIDA BAY, CHANNEL LIGHT NO. 1, OLD DAN BANK, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2263 24.8833 -80.85 1 5 FLORIDA BAY, PONTOON BANK, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2263 24.8833 -80.85 101 2 FLORIDA BAY, PONTOON BANK, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2265 24.9167 -80.75 1 22 FLORIDA BAY, MIDDLE PETERSON KEY, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2265 24.9167 -80.75 101 10 FLORIDA BAY, MIDDLE PETERSON KEY, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2265 24.9167 -80.75 301 39 FLORIDA BAY, MIDDLE PETERSON KEY, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2280 25.0167 -80.5667 101 2 FLORIDA BAY, JUST OFF TAVERNIER CREEK, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2281 25.0167 -80.6667 101 4 FLORIDA BAY, ONE MILE NORTH OF CRAB KEY, MONROE CO., FLORIDA

Last updated on 27 July 2004 - has
[ South Florida home page | NMITA home page | Gastropods home page ]