Southwest Florida Shells with Emphasis on Sanibel & Captiva

This guide depicts species from the collection of The Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum. All were collected, at different times and by many collectors, on the islands of Sanibel, Captiva, and neighboring areas. This mollusk guide is being expanded and updated on a regular basis; make sure you bookmark and check the site to follow its progress.

Family Tornidae

Teinostoma altum

Pilsbry, 1953

High-spired Vitrinella

Family Tornidae

Teinostoma biscaynense

Pislbry & McGinty, 1945

Biscayne Vitrinella

Family Tornidae

Teinostoma carinicallus

Pilsbry & McGinty, 1946

Keeled-base Vitrinella

Family Tornidae

Teinostoma cryptospira

(A.E. Verrill, 1884)

Hidden-spire Vitrinella

Family Tornidae

Teinostoma obtectum

Pilsbry & McGinty, 1945

Glossy Vitrinella

Family Tornidae

Vitrinella floridana

Pilsbry & McGinty, 1946

Florida Vitrinella

Family Caecidae

Caecum antillarum

Carpenter, 1858

Antillean Caecum

Family Caecidae

Caecum bipartitum

de Folin, 1870

Bipartite Caecum

Family Caecidae

Caecum floridanum

Stimpson, 1851

Florida Caecum

Family Caecidae

Caecum imbricatum

Carpenter, 1858

Imbricate Caecum

Family Caecidae

Caecum multicostatum

de Folin, 1867

Multicostate Caecum

Family Caecidae

Caecum pulchellum

Stimpson, 1851

Beautiful Caecum