Southwest Florida Shells

by José H. Leal

Family Columbellidae

Suturoglypta iontha

(Ravenel, 1861)

Lineate Dove Snail

Shell size to 9 mm; shell fusiform, with sides of whorls and spire straight. Sculpture of 14-16 straight axial ribs. Aperture about 1/3 of shell length. Outer lip thick, forming varix, with 5-6 denticles internally, largest denticle posterior. Color whitish to tan with brownish specklings and commonly with slightly oblique dashed to solid brown spiral lines. Considered by some authors to be a synonym of Anachis hotessieriana (d'Orbigny, 1842).