Dea José,

Morumm oniscus has been reported from all quadrants of the Gulf of Mexico except the
northwestern*.

Regards,

Emilio

Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn & E. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico. In:
Gulf of Mexico: Its Origins, Waters, and Biota.I,I. Biodiversity. D. L. Felder & D. K. Camp, eds,
Texas A & M University Press, pp. 579-699.



On Mon, 9 Aug 2010 09:00:19 -0400, José H. Leal wrote
> Dear Listers,
>
> Yesterday I was walking the beach with Kim on a remote part of
> Captiva Island, Florida.  There, before my eyes, she found an
> Atlantic morum, Morum oniscus, on a wet pile of beach drift, at low
> tide. The shell is great shape, but the protoconch is a little eroded.
>
> Does anyone know of a record of this species from the coast of SW Florida?
>
> Thanks,
>
> José
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