East coast marine shells; descriptions of shore mollusks together with many living below tide mark, from Maine to Texas inclusive, especially Florida eastcoastmarines00rome Year: 1937 EAST COAST MARINE SHELLS 63 IPHIGENIA BRASILIANA Lamarck. Shell solid, umbones a little closer to posterior end; surface showing faint radial lines from umbones; epidermis smooth, worn off in old specimens; interior white or purplish, the teeth frequently purple. Length 3 inches. This species is common in Lake Worth, Florida, where it is sometimes tak- en for food. It prefers inland waters but subject to tidal
East coast marine shells; descriptions of shore mollusks together with many living below tide mark, from Maine to Texas inclusive, especially Florida eastcoastmarines00rome Year: 1937 EAST COAST MARINE SHELLS 63 IPHIGENIA BRASILIANA Lamarck. Shell solid, umbones a little closer to posterior end; surface showing faint radial lines from umbones; epidermis smooth, worn off in old specimens; interior white or purplish, the teeth frequently purple. Length 3 inches. This species is common in Lake Worth, Florida, where it is sometimes tak- en for food. It prefers inland waters but subject to tidal influence. PI. 24, Fig. 2 Indian River, Florida, to Brazil Family Sanguinolarildae Shell rather convex, mostly trans- parent, inequilateral; often finely con- centrically striated; somewhat pointed at posterior end; each valve provided with two erect subbifid close together teeth; muscular impression with a triangular si- nus. GENUS SJlNGUINOLARIA Lamarck 1799 Shell of fair size, usually in- clined toward rose or red color. SANGUINOLARIA SANGDINOLENTA Gmelin. Shell rather solid, inequilateral, convex; de- cussately striated; whitish, tinged with rose adjacent to umbones; hinge external and prominent. Length inches. Some specimens are uniformly rose colored. PI. 25, Fig. 13 Southern Florida and the West Indies GENUS GARI Schumacher 1817; Psammobia Lamarck 1818 GARI VAGINOIDES Reeve. Shell oblong, rath- er convex, ends rounded; finely decussate- ly striated; dull white with touch- es of pinkish yel- low near umbones; straw-colored epi- dermis near mar- gin. Length 32 ram. Fig. 35 Charlotte Harbor, Florida Fig. 35 Gari vaginoides 32 nun. GENUS HETERODONAX Morch 1853 Shell oval in shape, rather flat, thin, with fine concentric lines. HETERODONAX BIMACULATUS Linn§. A spotted shell, diverse in coloring, white and pur- ple being the most usual pattern. Length 18 mm. PI. 25, Fig. 9 Fernandlna, Florida to West Indies; Pacific GENUS ASAPHIS Modeer 1793; Corbula Roeding 1798 Shel
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