The Tornids of Southwest Florida
For our brave-of-spirit and keen-of-eye readers and enthusiasts, here are the microgastropods in the family Tornidae (vitrinellas and scale snails) found along the shores of Southwest Florida...
Author Archives: José Leal
The Common Periwinkle
During a recent visit to the coast of southern Maine, I observed and photographed Common Periwinkles. Littorina littorea...
Time-lapse Video of Exhibits Installation
Time-lapse photography is a terrific way to show progress and the transformations that take place during the construction of buildings, plant growth,...
Small Venus Clams of Southwest Florida
A couple of weeks ago I posted an image with the larger venus clams (family Veneridae) present along the coast of Southwest Florida. Here are ...
Shell of the Week: The Deer Antler Murex
Chicoreus cervicornis is a species of the murex family Muricidae that is found in the tropical waters off the ...
Semeles of Southwest Florida
Check out the well-known and some more obscure shallow-water semeles (family Semelidae) living along the coast of Southwest Florida:...
The Indisputable Expansion of the Thrush Cowrie in Florida Waters
Since I started publishing information about the invasion of the Caribbean and Florida by Naria turdus back in May 2022...
Shell of the Week: A Sinistral Atlantic Morum
Morum oniscus is one of the few species of the gastropod family Harpidae living in the western Atlantic Ocean. The species may reach...
FUM 2026 – Save the Date!
The next meeting of Florida United Malacologists (FUM) will take place at the Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum & Aquarium, Sanibel...
Marginellas of Southwest Florida
Check out the shallow-water marginellas (family Marginellidae) living along the coast of Southwest Florida: 1 – Gold-line Marginella (Dentimargo aureocinctus); 2 – Tan Marginella (Dentimargo eburneolus)...