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Southwest Florida Shells with Emphasis on Sanibel & Captiva
José H. Leal
Family Ellobiidae
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Melampus floridanus
Pfeiffer, 1856
Florida Melampus
Shell size to 8 mm; shell ovate-conical, thin, bullet-shaped, widest at posterior (upper) third. Spire low. Aperture about ¾ of shell length. Columella with two folds, one larger. Outer lip smooth, but inner surface of aperture with about 12 raised spiral lines. Color mahogany-brown, with one broad, whitish spiral band below suture. Lives on marshy areas/mud flats.
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