South Florida Area Project

South Florida Area Gastropod Cerithium muscarum (2091)

Illustrations and objective data courtesy of AMOCO Production Co., Alan B. Shaw (Manager, South Florida Carbonate Project), and Brian F. Glenister (AMOCO Consultant).
Specimen size:
21 mm high

View:
1. Apertural
2. Abapertural
Morphologic Description: (after Morris 1975, Rehder 1981)
    Shape: turreted
    Number of whorls: 8 - 10
    Sutures: distinct
    Outer lip thickness: thin
    Teeth: no
    Aperture shape: oval


Sampling Information:

Locality Latitude Longitude Sample Number Abundance Description
2244 25.0667 -80.55 1 1 FLORIDA BAY-JUST NE OF UPPER CROSS BANK, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2247 25.0667 -80.55 101 10 FLORIDA BAY, NE OF UNNAMED KEY, 1/2 MILE DUE EAST OF SOUTH END OFBOTTLE KEY, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2249 25.1167 -80.8333 1 12 FLORIDA BAY, 1/8 MILE EAST OF BUOY KEY, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2250 25.1333 -80.9167 101 3 FLORIDA BAY, 200 YARDS SW OF JOE KEMP KEY, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2250 25.1333 -80.9167 108 199 FLORIDA BAY, 200 YARDS SW OF JOE KEMP KEY, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2251 25.1 -81.0333 101 52 FLORIDA BAY, NEARCHANNEL LIGHT NO. 5, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2254 25.0333 -81.0167 101 427 FLORIDA BAY, JUST WEST OF STORM CUT CHANNEL THROUGH SANDY KEY, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2255 24.9833 -81.9167 1 14 FLORIDA BAY, PASS 2 MILES SOUTH OF MAN-OF-WAR KEY, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2255 24.9833 -81.9167 101 5 FLORIDA BAY, PASS 2 MILES SOUTH OF MAN-OF-WAR KEY, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2256 25.0167 -80.8 1 81 FLORIDA BAY, 1/2 MILE WEST OF SID KEY, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2257 25.9167 -80.8333 1 15 FLORIDA BAY, 1-1/2 MILES NW OF LIGNUMVITAE KEY, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2257 25.9167 -80.8333 101 8 FLORIDA BAY, 1-1/2 MILES NW OF LIGNUMVITAE KEY, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2258 24.8833 -80.8833 101 1 FLORIDA BAY, 1/2 MILE NORTH OF YACHT CHANNEL, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2262 24.85 -80.8333 101 1 FLORIDA BAY, CHANNEL LIGHT NO. 1, OLD DAN BANK, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2264 24.9167 -80.8167 101 22 FLORIDA BAY, 1/2 MILE EAST OF LOWER ARSENICKER KEY, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2265 24.9167 -80.75 1 95 FLORIDA BAY, MIDDLE PETERSON KEY, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2265 24.9167 -80.75 101 34 FLORIDA BAY, MIDDLE PETERSON KEY, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2265 24.9167 -80.75 301 159 FLORIDA BAY, MIDDLE PETERSON KEY, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2266 24.9 -80.7167 101 2 FLORIDA BAY, ONE MILE WEST OF LIGNUMVITAE KEY, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2267 25.0667 -80.4833 101 311 FLORIDA BAY, 3/4 MILE SOUTH OF CHANNEL MARKER NO. 58, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2268 25.1333 -80.4833 1 39 FLORIDA BAY, SOUTH END OF POR JOE BANK, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2268 25.1333 -80.4833 101 14 FLORIDA BAY, SOUTH END OF POR JOE BANK, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2269 25.1333 -80.4333 101 179 FLORIDA BAY, NORTH SIDE OF TARPON BASIN, 20 YDS FROM SHORE, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2270 25.15 -80.4167 1 7 FLORIDA BAY, SE BLACKWATER SOUND, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2270 25.15 -80.4167 101 5 FLORIDA BAY, SE BLACKWATER SOUND, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2271 25.1667 -80.4333 1 1805 FLORIDA BAY, CENTER OF BLACKWATER SOUND, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2271 25.1667 -80.4333 101 898 FLORIDA BAY, CENTER OF BLACKWATER SOUND, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2271 25.1667 -80.4333 301 3764 FLORIDA BAY, CENTER OF BLACKWATER SOUND, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2272 25.1833 -80.4333 1 211 FLORIDA BAY, NORTH BLACKWATER SOUND, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2272 25.1833 -80.4333 101 127 FLORIDA BAY, NORTH BLACKWATER SOUND, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2273 25.2 -80.4333 1 1128 FLORIDA BAY, 1/8 MILE NW OF BLACKWATER PASS, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2273 25.2 -80.4333 101 681 FLORIDA BAY, 1/8 MILE NW OF BLACKWATER PASS, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2274 25.2 -80.5 1 72 FLORIDA BAY, JUST OFF END OF SNIPE POINT, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2274 25.2 -80.5 101 25 FLORIDA BAY, JUST OFF END OF SNIPE POINT, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2275 25.15 -80.5333 101 604 FLORIDA BAY, 1/2 MILE WEST OF NEST KEY, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2275 25.15 -80.5333 301 445 FLORIDA BAY, 1/2 MILE WEST OF NEST KEY, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2276 25.1833 -80.6 1 558 FLORIDA BAY, ONE MILE NE OF EAGLE KEY PASS, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2277 25.1 -80.6333 1 415 FLORIDA BAY, BLACK BETSY KEYS, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2277 25.1 -80.6333 101 146 FLORIDA BAY, BLACK BETSY KEYS, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2278 25.1 -80.6 1 1694 FLORIDA BAY, SOUTH END OF BOB KEYS, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2278 25.1 -80.6 101 1193 FLORIDA BAY, SOUTH END OF BOB KEYS, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2279 25.0833 -80.5333 101 233 FLORIDA BAY, 3/8 MILE WEST OF BUTTERNUT KEYS, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2280 25.0167 -80.5667 1 606 FLORIDA BAY, JUST OFF TAVERNIER CREEK, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2280 25.0167 -80.5667 101 320 FLORIDA BAY, JUST OFF TAVERNIER CREEK, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2281 25.0167 -80.6667 101 296 FLORIDA BAY, ONE MILE NORTH OF CRAB KEY, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2285 24.9667 -80.7 1 4 FLORIDA BAY, 2-1/2 MILES EAST OF TWIN KEYS, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2285 24.9667 -80.7 101 2 FLORIDA BAY, 2-1/2 MILES EAST OF TWIN KEYS, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2286 24.9667 -80.7667 101 1 FLORIDA BAY, 3 MILES WEST OF GOPHER KEYS, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2288 24.95 -80.8 101 3 FLORIDA BAY, 3/4 MILES NW OF BARNES KEY, MONROE CO., FLORIDA
2290 24.9833 -80.55 101 365 HAWK CHANNEL, 1/2 MILE EAST OF PLANTATION KEY, OFFSHORE FLORIDA

Last updated on 27 July 2004 - has
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