8. THESCAPHELLA (No. 1) 



This aristocratic family, prized for beauty of form and pattern, dwell in deep tropi- 

 cal waters and are not easily dredged. There are more than 150 species around the 

 world, most of them in the Australian area. Musica voluta is possibly the only mem- 

 ber of this family having an operculum. The embryonal whorl at the top of many 

 species is preserved just as it emerged from the egg sac, unaltered in size or shape 

 but mounted at the pinacle of the spire formed as the shell matured. 



1. Scaphella (Aurinia) dubia, Broderip 

 Specimen dredged off Palm Beach, Florida 

 115 fathoms Rare 



2. Scaphella (Aurinia) dohrni, Sowerby 



Specimen dredged off Sombrero Light, Florida Keys 

 85 fathoms. Grey sandy mud. Rare 



3. Scaphella florida, Clench 

 Dredged off Hillsboro Light, Florida 



150 fathoms 1 adult 1 juvenile 



4. Scaphella cuba, Clench . 

 Dredged off Hillsboro Light, Florida 



150 fathoms 1 adult 1 juvenile 



5. Auriniopsis kieneri, Clench 



Specimen taken south east of Mississippi Pass 

 100 fathoms 



6. Rehderia georgiana, Clench 



Specimen dredged east of Melbourne, Florida 

 Atlantic Ocean 80-105 fathoms. Blue mud bottom. 



7. Scaphella 



(Not yet classified by scientists) 



8. Scaphella gouldiana, Dall 



Specimen dredged east of Melbourne, Florida 



Atlantic Ocean 80-105 fathoms. Blue mud bottom 



9. Scaphella (aurinia) junonia, Shaw 



a. Specimen found on Sanibel Island 



b. Specimen dredged at Dry Tortugas 



c. Scaphella junonia butleri, Clench 

 dredged at Bay of Campeche 



d. Baby specimens dredged 230 miles from Fort Myers Buoy 

 20 fathoms. 



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