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Shell elongate but robust, with six whorls which do not touch. Sculpture of about ten costae per whorl. Costae sometimes strongly angled at shoulder. Outer lip thickened, separated from body whorl by costae. Color white. Predominant and more variable wentletrap on Sanibel Island, Florida, USA. 

Source: The Bailey-Matthews Shell Museum

Sources and Credits

1. (c) EOL Learning and Education Group, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7147/6680557337_bed248d8b3_o.jpg
2. (c) Femorale, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://www.femorale.com/shellphotos/photos55/110379.jpg
3. (c) Femorale, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://www.femorale.com/shellphotos/photos48/96860.jpg
4. (c) Femorale, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://www.femorale.com/shellphotos/photos43/86167.jpg
5. (c) Femorale, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://www.femorale.com/shellphotos/photos34/69902.jpg
6. (c) Femorale, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://www.femorale.com/shellphotos/photos32/64509.jpg
7. (c) The Bailey-Matthews Shell Museum, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://eol.org/data_objects/15662017

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