Vallonia parvula Sterki, 1893 Trumpet Vallonia
"Floridan form" (Pilsbry, 1948: 1028)

Scanning Electron Micrographs (SEM) Of Fossil Specimens

Vallonia parvula Sterki, 1893 Trumpet Vallonia

Vallonia parvula Sterki, 1893 Trumpet Vallonia

Vallonia parvula Sterki, 1893 Trumpet Vallonia

1.66 mm.

Vallonia parvula Sterki, 1893 Trumpet Vallonia

Vallonia parvula Sterki, 1893 Trumpet Vallonia

    Dig in Orlando, Orange County, Florida exposing the Nashua Formation (Plio-early Pleistocene) (top two images measure 1.64 and 1.67 mm., respectively). SEMs produced by H. G. Lee in collaboration with Dr. Ann Heatherington, Dept. Geological Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.


Reference:
Pilsbry, H.A., 1948. Land Mollusca of North America north of Mexico vol 2 part 2. Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia. xlvi + 591-1113. 19 March.

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