Seven Florida Subulinidae

Opeas pyrgula in situ under board with Bulimulus sporadicus (d’Orbigny, 1835), Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida, July, 2017

Above: Opeas pyrgula in situ under board with Bulimulus sporadicus (d’Orbigny, 1835), Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida, July, 2017

    Shells below are shown in proportion - Numbers 1. and 5. measure about 7 mm. while number 7. measures about 17 mm.

Seven Florida Subulinidae
1.  Allopeas gracile (Hutton, 1834) Graceful Awlsnail (Duval County, Florida)
2.  Allopeas mauritianum (L. Pfeiffer, 1852) Mauritian Awlsnail (Duval County, Florida)
3.  Lamellaxis micrus (d'Orbigny, 1835) Tiny Awlsnail (Duval County, Florida)
4.  Opeas pyrgula Schmacker and Boettger, 1891 Sharp Awlsnail (Duval County, Florida)
5.  Allopeas clavulinum (Potiez and Michaud, 1838) Spike Awlsnail (Lee County, Florida)
6.  Opeas hannense (Rang, 1831) Dwarf Awlsnail (Lee County, Florida)
7.  Subulina octona (Bruguière, 1792) Miniature Awlsnail (Lee County, Florida)
 
Von Proschwitz (1994: 184) considers no. 2. Allopeas mauritianum (L. Pfeiffer, 1852) to be a junior synonym of no. 5. Allopeas clavulinum (Potiez and Michaud, 1838).

Proschwitz T. von, 1994. Lamellaxis clavulinus (Potiez and Michaud, 1838) as a greenhouse species in Sweden. Journal of Conchology 35(2): 184-185. December.