Alvania auberiana (d´Orbigny, 1842) West Indian Alvania

Scanning Electron Micrograhs (SEM)

Recent

Alvania auberiana (d´Orbigny, 1842) West Indian Alvania

    Culled from 500 mL (2 cupfuls) unsieved grunge from within larger shells taken from a renourishment site on Phipps Ocean Park Beach, Palm Beach, Palm Beach Co., FL by Carole Marshall in April, 2021 (1.37 mm.).

Fossils

Alvania auberiana (d´Orbigny, 1842) West Indian Alvania Fossil

Alvania auberiana (d´Orbigny, 1842) West Indian Alvania Fossil

Alvania auberiana (d´Orbigny, 1842) West Indian Alvania Fossil

Alvania auberiana (d´Orbigny, 1842) West Indian Alvania Fossil

Alvania auberiana (d´Orbigny, 1842) West Indian Alvania Fossil

    Lower Pinecrest beds, Upper Tamiami Formation, Sarasota County, Florida (top specimen 1.11 mm., middle 0.92 mm. and bottom specimen 1.27 mm.). SEMs produced in collaboration with Dr. Ann Heatherington, Dept. Geological Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.