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Southwest Florida Shells with Emphasis on Sanibel & Captiva
José H. Leal
Family Cerithiidae
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Bittiolum varium
(Pfeiffer, 1840)
Grass Cerith
Shell size to 4 mm; shell with six to eight rounded whorls. Sculpture of spiral lines and weak axial ribs which intersect forming raised nodules. Body whorl usually with varix. Inner lip squarish. Color extremely variable, usually light- to dark-brown, sometimes with darker mottlings or specklings. Common in seagrass beds.
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