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Southwest Florida Shells with Emphasis on Sanibel & Captiva
José H. Leal
Family Columbellidae
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Columbella rusticoides
Heilprin, 1886
Rusty Dove Snail
Shell size to 18 mm; shell solid, with pointed spire. Sculpture of fine incised spiral lines, but usually smooth in middle of body whorl. Outer lip thickened in middle section. Color whitish to yellowish with brown markings. Outer lip white, with mauve-brown marks between teeth. Not common in the barrier islands of SW Florida.
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