Liguus fasciatus testudineus
Pilsbry, 1912

Photos and information on the forms and varieties
of this Florida tree snail;
ornatus - fuscoflammellus - marmoratus - barbouri 
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Liguus fasciatus testudineus
form ornatus
Simpson, 1920
This shell is the "clear" form from the Totten's Key colony.
This is a widespread form and is essentially a testudineus having lost
the dark color characters. While usually found in mixed colonies
with other testudineus, it also occurs in pure colonies.
[Collection E. Power]
L= 56.3  mm   W= 27.8  mm

 

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Liguus fasciatus testudineus
form ornatus
Simpson, 1920
This shell is the "lined" form from the Totten's Key colony.
[Collection E. Power]
L= 56.4  mm   W= 27.7  mm

 

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Liguus fasciatus testudineus
form fuscoflammellus
Frampton, 1932
This tree snail is found in the Redlands area of southern Dade County,
specifically Timm's Hammock. A few specimens have been
reported from Cox's Hammock. The apex on most specimens is white,
however some pink tipped specimens have been found. Believed to
be a natural occurring hybrid of alternatus and marmoratus.
This specimen is of  the "white tipped" form.
[Collection E. Power]
L= 49.7  mm   W= 28.6  mm

 

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Liguus fasciatus testudineus
form fuscoflammellus
Frampton, 1932
Collected [A.Jones] at Long Pine Key, Southern Everglades.
This specimen is of  the "pink tipped" form.
[Collection E. Power]
L= 52.1  mm   W= 28.8  mm

 

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Liguus fasciatus testudineus
form marmoratus
Pilsbry, 1912
This form is found throughout the Atlantic Coastal Ridge and Vaca Key.
It occurs in pure colonies as well as mixed colonies. The type shell is
from Vaca Key, elongate and very similar to the pictured shell which is a topotype.
[Collection E. Power]
L= 58.4  mm   W= 30.2  mm

 

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Liguus fasciatus testudineus
form marmoratus
Pilsbry, 1912
This specimen was collected at Matheson Hammock Park,
Miami, Fl. Near Fairchild Tropical Gardens.
[Collection E. Power]
L= 50.4  mm   W= 28.2  mm

 

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Liguus fasciatus testudineus
form marmoratus
Pilsbry, 1912
These specimens are from Timm's Hammock and illustrate the
color cline of the marmoratus within the colony, from melanistic
to light/banded. There are slight but distinct differences in pattern between
the marmoratus colonies found in the South Florida area.
[Collection E. Power]

 

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Liguus fasciatus testudineus
variety barbouri
Clench, 1929
The variety barbouri is one of the most widespread in the Pinecrest and
Central Plains regions of the Everglades. The pictured specimen is from a small
hammock SW of Hammock No. 55,  known as "Binky P" Hammock, after
Pilsbry's daughter, Binky. The variety barbouri, as in form marmoratus,
invariably have bright white apical whorls.
[Collection E. Power]
L= 51.4  mm   W= 28.97  mm


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Hammock PC #24,
Pinecrest

"Blue"form, Hammock #55,
Pinecrest

"Blue" form, Hammock #38,
Pinecrest

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Hammock #10
Pinecrest

Hammock # 16
Pinecrest

Hammock #19
Pinecrest

Robert's Lake
Pinecrest

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Hammock #15
Central Plains

Hammock #20
Central Plains

Hammock #13
Central Plains

Hammock #19
Central Plains

Liguus fasciatus testudineus
variety barbouri
Clench, 1929
This set of specimens is but a small cross section of the different color patterns
found in barbouri among the different colonies.
[Collection E. Power]

 


Discussion of the  ornatus - fuscoflammellus - marmoratus - barbouri

The following is a synopsis of information on the type subpecies, form or variety
for; type locality, holotype and/or paratype depository and publication of description.

Liguus fasciatus testudineus form ornatus Simpson 1920 -
Type locality: Paradise Key, Florida.[Royal Palm Park].
Holotype:  FLMNH No. 241015 (Simpson coll. leg. UM) at FLMNH, Gainesville.
Description:  Simpson 1920, PBSW, 33: p. 124. (Liguus fasciatus ornatus).

Liguus fasciatus testudineus form  fuscoflammellus Frampton 1932 -
Type locality:  Timm's Hammock, Dade County, Florida.
Holotype: Frampton collection No. (?), whereabouts (?)..
Description: Frampton 1932, PBSW, 45: p. 55. (Liguus fasciatus fuscoflammellus).

Liguus fasciatus testudineus form marmoratus Pilsbry 1912 -
Type locality: Key Vaca, in the middle keys, Florida.
Holotype: ANSP No. 8069 at ANSP, Philadelphia.
Description: Pilsbry 1912, JANSP,  (2) 15: p. 455, pl. 37, figs.9 (type), 9a, 9d (Key Vaca);
p.453, pl. 37, fig. 10 (Chokoloskee). (Liguus fasciatus marmoratus).

Liguus fasciatus testudineus variety barbouri  Clench 1929 -
Type locality: Hammock No. 21, Pinecrest Region, Florida.
Holotype: MCZ No. 84527 at MCZ, Harvard.
Description:  Clench 1929, TN, 43: p. 18.(Liguus crenatus barbouri).

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