Folinia sp. aff. bermudezi (Aguayo and Rehder, 1936)

 cf. Bermudez’ Risso - Scanning Electron Micrograph

Folinia sp. aff. bermudezi (Aguayo and Rehder, 1936) cf. Bermudez’ Risso

Ex batfish, trawled, 140 ft., 55 mi. E. Ponte Vedra (St. Johns, County) by scallop boats in 3/88 and dissected by H. G. Lee 3/88 (5.5 mm.). Differs from F. b. in being larger, much more delicately sculptured, more elongate, and in having a smaller second protoconch whorl and more convex, less shouldered whorls in teleoconch.
Scanning electron micrograph performed under the auspices of the Dept. of Invertebrates of the United States National Museum with the excellent technical assistance of Ms. Yolanda Villacampa.