
The Truncatellas
The coast of Southwest Florida hosts two species of the small-sized snail genus Truncatella: The Caribbean Truncatella, Truncatella caribaeensis Reeve, 1842 (maximum size 9 mm, or slightly more than 1/3 inch), and the Beautiful Truncatella, Truncatella pulchella Pfeiffer, 1839 (maximum size 0.65 mm, or about 1/4 inch). Truncatellas derive from marine ancestors but have adapted to live almost completely independently from the marine environment, except for the moment of fertilization, when male m