Daedalochila sp. aff. auriculata (Say, 1818) Ocala Liptooth Variant C
    A dwarf population of Daedalochila is (was) present in the western edge of Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park along Southwest Williston Road (County Road 331) near the intersection of that road and South Main Street in downtown Gainesville, Alachua County, Florida. A visit to that location on 3/12/2011 yielded numerous empty shells of this morph but no living specimens. A follow-up survey of the site on 5/13/2011 once again yielded numerous empty shells but no living specimens. It remains undetermined whether living snails are still present.

Location where a majority of the dwarf empty Daedalochila auriculata shells were found (5/13/2011)

Location where a majority of the dwarf empty Daedalochila auriculata shells were found (5/13/2011)

Daedalochila sp. aff. auriculata (Say, 1818) Ocala Liptooth Variant C
    Dry, low waste ground north Paynes Prairie margin 500 meters southwest of the junction of Williston Road and First Way, Gainesville, Alachua County, Florida (11.4 mm.).  H.G. Lee and J.D. Slapcinsky! 11 March, 2011.

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