Hawaiia minuscula (A. Binney, 1841) Minute Gem

Hawaiia minuscula (A. Binney, 1841) Minute Gem

    Under small piece of wood near retention pond at the intersection of Imeson and Pritchard Roads, Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida 3/25/2012 (about 2 mm.)

Hawaiia minuscula (A. Binney, 1841) Minute Gem

    Under decomposing hardwood log, Faye Road just west of the intersection of Alta Drive, Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida 4/23/2013 (about 2 mm.). The species is very common at this location.

Scanning Electron Micrographs (SEM) Of Fossil Specimens

Hawaiia minuscula (A. Binney, 1841) Minute Gem

    Dig in Orlando, Orange County, Florida exposing the Nashua Formation (Plio-early Pleistocene). SEMs produced by H. G. Lee in collaboration with Dr. Ann Heatherington, Dept. Geological Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.

Hawaiia minuscula (A. Binney, 1841) Minute Gem

    Under debris, Sisters Creek Marina and Park, Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida 12/8/2008. The specimen is pictured here with Pupoides albilabris (C. B. Adams, 1841) White-lip Dagger with which it shares the habitat.

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