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Praticolella jejuna (Say, 1821) Florida Scrubsnail |
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Under dried palmetto frond in the roadside swale
along South Myrtle Avenue south of McCoys Creek, downtown
Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida 3/12/2014.
Cowfort [sic] is this species' type
locality Say (1821: 170), and these specimens may properly be
considered topotypes. A narrow part of the St. Johns River in what
is now downtown Jacksonville was a
crossing point for Indians and early travelers. The Indian name
Wacca Pilatka, meaning "Cow's Crossing," was shortened by the
English to Cow Ford, and Jacksonville was known by this name for
many years. Say, T. 1821. Descriptions of univalve shells of the United States. Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 2(1):149-179. Jan. |
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