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Daedalochila auriculata (Say, 1818) Ocala Liptooth On CR-13 Near Bass Haven Lane |
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St. Johns County, Florida |
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On December 23,
2009, land snail enthusiast Brian Marshall, accompanied by his son
Anthony, conducted a survey of far western St. Johns County in an
attempt to locate additional sites housing a population of the
somewhat elusive Daedalochila auriculata. During the trip
they perused the roadside swale on County Road 13 northeast of Picolata. At their first station, on the
north side of the road 0.1 miles west of Bass Haven Lane, they
found eight D. auriculata shells (including two living
specimens) as well as 19 empty Daedalochila avara (Say, 1818)
Florida Liptooth shells. The six adult D. auriculata
found at this station were unusually large and ranged up to 16.9 mm.
in size. At a second station 0.2 miles east northeast of Bass
Haven Lane, two
additional D. auriculata were found (one alive) as
well as 16 additional D. avara of which seven were
alive. On December 24th, this reporter visited the area and did a more in depth survey. The results of this survey can be viewed by clicking on one of the three site numbers on the map below. |
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