Praticolella jejuna (Say, 1821) Florida Scrubsnail Page Two

Under dry palmetto fronds South Myrtle Avenue just north of Forest Street, downtown Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida 5/2014

    Under dry palm/palmetto fronds, South Myrtle Avenue just north of Forest Street, downtown Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida 3/19/2014. 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.