Tectonatica pusilla (Say, 1822) Miniature Moonsnail

Tectonatica pusilla (Say, 1822) Miniature Moonsnail
    Crawling in muddy sand, minus 0.5 tide, Tolomato River, St. Augustine Inlet, St. Johns, County, Florida on 1/4/2011.
Tectonatica pusilla (Say, 1822) Miniature Moonsnail Tectonatica pusilla (Say, 1822) Miniature Moonsnail
In sand, Little Talbot Island, Duval County, Florida (about 6 mm.)
Scanning Electron Micrograph
Tectonatica pusilla (Say, 1822) Miniature Moonsnail Scanning Electron Micrograph

    Lower Pinecrest beds, Upper Tamiami Formation, Sarasota County, Florida (2.27 mm.). Scanning Electron Micrograph produced in collaboration with Dr. Ann Heatherington, Dept. Geological Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.