Southwest Florida Shells

by José H. Leal

Family Mangeliidae

Glyphoturris quadrata

(Reeve, 1845)

Squared Turrid

Shell size to 8 mm; shell turriform, strongly angled at the periphery of whorls, which imparts a "squarish" aspect to last whorl. Sculpture of 12-15 axial ribs per whorl and spiral cords crossed by axial, narrow lines. Spiral cords doubled at periphery. Outer lip thick in mature individuals. Color cream-white with brownish markings in the interstices between ribs, these markings stronger just below suture. All shells illustrated are from Sanibel Island. Supplementary images show (left) a shell with more pronounced sculpture, but with a damaged anterior canal, and (right) an immature (young) shell.