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Liguus fasciatus castaneozonatus
Pilsbry, 1912

Collected near Charles Point, Key Largo, FL.
This shell is from Key Largo and is a topotype
from the colony near Charles Point. The castaneozonatus
is widespread throughout most, but not all,
of the Liguus' range in South Florida.
Each colony has a distinct band size and color.
L= 54.6 mm, W= 27.3 mm

ID#L0029 Price US $50

Liguus fasciatus castaneozonatus
Pilsbry, 1912

Collected at Little Madeira Hammock, Southern Everglades , FL.
The Little Madeira Hammock colony differs from the Key Largo
colony, in the band color, which is typically
a light mahogany brown.
L= 57.3 mm, W= 27.7 mm

ID#L0030 Price US $60

Liguus fasciatus castaneozonatus
Pilsbry, 1912

Collected in Brickell Hammock, Miami, FL.
Brickell Hammock shells exhibit, in band, color patterns of
other shells existing sympatrically in the hammock,
such as the flammules of castaneus and testudineus,
these "patterns within the band" are typical in other
mixed castaneozonatus colonies.
L= 52.5 mm, W= 25.8 mm

ID#L0031 Price US $50

Liguus fasciatus castaneozonatus
variety deckerti
Clench, 1935

Collected in Hammock No. 55, Southern Everglades, FL.
This variety is characterized by the loss of all pink pigmentation.
Found in Brickell Hammock and hammock No. 55 in
the Everglades National Park. The apical area and columellar
area are devoid of the typical intense pink of the castaneozonatus.
L= 47.9 mm, W= 24.6 mm

ID#L0032 Price US $75

Liguus fasciatus castaneozonatus
Pilsbry, 1912

Collected on Key Largo, FL.
These are shells from a colony on Key Largo that exhibit,
as a consistent pattern, narrow color bands of 2 to 3 mm width.
This narrow banding is also consistent on all of the roseatus
(yellow banded shell) found sympatrically within the same colony.

ID#L0033 Price US $125 SOLD as a SET

Liguus fasciatus castaneozonatus
variety walkeri
Clench, 1933

Collected in Hammock No. 9, Pinecrest, FL.
The variety walkeri is found in hammock No. 9 of the Pinecrest area
of the Everglades. It is unique to this hammock even though
the "walkeri" pattern (decadent banding of the last whorls) is found in
other colonies of castaneozonatus. Both of the illustrated shells were
collected in hammock No. 9, as can be seen not all of the walkeri show a
decadence of band color in the geriontic stages of growth.
(right) L= 55 mm, W= 30.1 mm / (left) L= 55.7 mm, W= 31.5 mm

ID#L0034 Price US $125

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Liguus fasciatus castaneozonatus
variety miamiensis
Simpson, 1920

Collected at Brickell Hammock, Miami, FL.
This variety occurs in Miami's Brickell Hammock.
The "miamiensis" pattern is also found among other colonies
of castaneozonatus, however the miamiensis is unique in the
coloring of the band, which is present only in the first few whorls,
and having a profuse area of green lines on the last
and penultimate whorls.
L= 54.3 mm, W= 26.8 mm

ID#L0035 Price US $50

Liguus fasciatus castaneozonatus
variety elegans
Simpson, 1920

Collected at Atoll Hammock, Southern Everglades, FL.
This unique shell exists in a pure colony in Atoll Hammock
in the southern end of the Everglades National Park.
It has the typical castaneozonatus markings only
on the very first few whorls.
L= 57.2 mm, W= 31.6 mm

ID#L0036 Price US $50

Liguus fasciatus castaneozonatus
form humesi
Jones, 1979

Collected in the Southern Everglades, FL.
This shell is from an isolated group of
hammocks in the southern Everglades and
is one of the most recently discovered color forms.
The population of the mixed colony consisted
largely of castaneozonatus with a smaller number
of humesi and the related form framptoni.
L= 52 mm W= 25.1 mm

ID#L0037 Price US $50

Liguus fasciatus castaneozonatus
variety framptoni
Jones, 1979
Collected in the Southern Everglades, FL.
This variety is very similar to humesi but differs in having
dark pink bordered columellar and parietal regions.
The apex, on both varieties,is pinkhowever framptoni has
a minute dark brown spot at the tip of the apex.
L= 44.3 mm W= 23.4 mm

~~ID#L0038 Price US $50~~ SOLD

Liguus fasciatus castaneozonatus
form alternatus
Simpson, 1920

Collected at Timm's Hammock, Dade Co., FL.
This attractive and uncommon shell is found in Timm's Hammock
in the Redland area of Southern Dade Co. It has been reported
rarely from Cox Hammock, also in So. Dade Co..
L= 50.3 mm W= 26.5 mm

ID#L0039 Price US $50

Liguus fasciatus castaneozonatus
form roseatus
Pilsbry, 1912

Collected in Brickell Hammock, Miami, FL.
This is probably one of the most widespread forms of the Liguus
in the Florida region and existing in mixed colonies usually with
castaneozonatus. Some malacologists consider it to be a
castaneozonatus that has lost all dark pigmentation.
L= 55.6 mm W= 27.1 mm

ID#L0040 Price US $50

Liguus fasciatus castaneozonatus
variety lineolatus
Simpson, 1920

Collected at Totten Key and Key Largo, FL.
The shell on the left is from the colony on Totten Key and the
smaller shell on the right is typical of the colonies on Key Largo.
Very similar to form roseatus, it differs in the lack of
banding on all whorls.
(left) L= 58.6 mm W= 26.4 mm, (right) L= 53.7 mm W= 27.2 mm

ID#L0041 Price US $50 ID#L0042 Price US $50

Liguus fasciatus castaneozonatus
variety livingstoni
Simpson, 1920

Collected at Brickell Hammock, Miami, FL.
This variety occurs in Miami's Brickell Hammock. It has some
of the intense pink coloring of roseatus but lacks yellow
pigmentation and is characterized by having a profuse area of
green lines on the last and penultimate whorls.
L= 55.2 mm W= 29.3 mm

ID#L0043 Price US $50

Liguus fasciatus elliottensis
Pilsbry, 1912

Collected on Elliott's Key, Florida.
This Liguus is found on the
surrounding chain of keys and North Key Largo.
It has been reportedly found in Brickell Hammock.
This subspecies and the related shells in the group
are thought to be related to castaneozonatus but
with the total loss of pink and dark pigmentation.
L= 53.8 mm W= 31.8 mm

ID#L0044 Price US $50

Liguus fasciatus elliottensis
variety cingulatus
Simpson, 1920

Collected in Brickell Hammock, Miami, Florida.
This attractive and not too common shell is found
sporadically in mixed colonies from Brickell Hammock
south to the Cape Sable area.
L= 58.9.3 mm W= 29.8 mm

ID#L0045 Price US $50

Liguus fasciatus elliottensis
variety capensis
Simpson, 1920

Collected in Cape Sable, SW Everglades National Park, Florida
The shell of capensis is perhaps one of the most
elongated of all the Florida Liguus.
The colony is found in the Cape Sable area of the
Southwestern tip of the peninsula.
It is becoming a very rare form despite the protection
offered by the confines of the Everglades National Park.
L= 53.9 mm W= 26.0 mm

ID#L0046 Price US $85

Liguus fasciatus elliottensis
variety vacaensis
Simpson, 1920

Collected at Vaca Key, near Marathon, Florida Keys.
This Liguus is also found in small colonies on Key Largo.
The Vaca Key colony
is almost extinct and the hammock on Key Largo
has been developed into a naturalistic
but destructive shopping center. A few specimens
may be seen in the native trees
left standing on the parking lot landscaping.
L= 61.1 mm W= 30.1 mm

ID#L0047 Price US $50

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