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Atlantic Deep-Sea Scallop (also known as Giant Scallop or Deep-Water Scallop) - Placopecten magellanicus

Atlantic Deep-Sea Scallop (also known as Giant Scallop or Deep-Water Scallop) (Bivalve (two-shelled), whole individual v...

Sunray Venus Clam - Macrocallista maculata

Sunray Venus Clam (Bivalve (clam/two-shelled), whole shell, fan or oval shape)

Sunray Venus Clam - Macrocallista maculata

Sunray Venus Clam (Bivalve (two-shelled clam), whole shell, fan/oval shape)

Checkered Snail / Alternate Nerite / Similar Small Gastropod - Cerithium litteratum (Most likely based on visual profile and size)

Checkered Snail / Alternate Nerite / Similar Small Gastropod (Gastropod (univalve), whole shell, elongated spiral shape)

Egg Cockle (also known as Isocardia Heart Cockle) - Vasticardium egmontianum (or closely related Pacific/Atlantic cockle species)

Egg Cockle (also known as Isocardia Heart Cockle) (Bivalve (two-shelled), whole single valve, fan/globular shape)

Common Periwinkle (also known as the Edible Periwinkle) - Littorina littorea

Common Periwinkle (also known as the Edible Periwinkle) (Gastropod univalve whole shell with a spiral shape)

Common Periwinkle (Edible Periwinkle) - Littorina littorea

Common Periwinkle (Edible Periwinkle) (Gastropod (univalve), whole shell, spiral shape)

Garden Snail or White Garden Snail - Cornu aspersum

Garden Snail or White Garden Snail (Gastropod (land snail/univalve), whole shell, spiral shape)

Common Egg Cockle (also known as the Egg Cockle) - Laevicardium mortoni

Common Egg Cockle (also known as the Egg Cockle) (Bivalve (two-shelled clam), whole shell valve, ovate to subtrigonal sh...

Edible Mussel or Blue Mussel - Mytilus edulis

Edible Mussel or Blue Mussel (Bivalve (two-shelled), whole shell, elongated wedge or asymmetrical oval shape.)

Lion's Paw Scallop (also known as Nodipecten) - Nodipecten nodosus

Lion's Paw Scallop (also known as Nodipecten) (Bivalve (two-shelled), shell fragment, fan-shaped)

Cockle Shell (Heart Cockle / Common Edible Cockle) - Cerastoderma edule

Cockle Shell (Heart Cockle / Common Edible Cockle) (Bivalve, whole shell valve, fan/heart-shaped morphology)

Sunray Venus Clam - Macrocallista nimbosa

Sunray Venus Clam (Bivalve (two-shelled clam), whole shell fragment, oval to elongate shape)

Cockle (specifically Great Heart Cockle or similar Cardiidae species) - Trachycardium egmontianum or related species in the family Cardiidae

Cockle (specifically Great Heart Cockle or similar Cardiidae species) (Bivalve (two-shelled clam), whole single valve, f...

Orange Cowrie or Pustulose Cowrie (alternate: Bean Cowrie) - Niveria nucleus

Orange Cowrie or Pustulose Cowrie (alternate: Bean Cowrie) (Gastropod (univalve), whole shell, inflated oval to subglobu...

Crown Conch (also known as King Crown Conch) - Melongena corona

Crown Conch (also known as King Crown Conch) (Gastropod (univalve), whole shell, spiral shape with prominent shoulder sp...

Lightning Whelk (also known as the Left-Handed Whelk) - Busycon sinistrum

Lightning Whelk (also known as the Left-Handed Whelk) (Gastropod univalve, whole shell with a spiral shape and left-hand...

Moon Snail (Shark Eye / Northern Moon Snail) - Euspira heros

Moon Snail (Shark Eye / Northern Moon Snail) (Gastropod univalve whole shell with a globose, spiral shape)

Royal Murex (also known as Chicoreus spectrum or Regal Murex) - Chicoreus spectrum

Royal Murex (also known as Chicoreus spectrum or Regal Murex) (Gastropod (univalve snail), whole shell with spiral shape...

Branched Murex, also known as the Chicoreus - Chicoreus ramosus

Branched Murex, also known as the Chicoreus (Gastropod univalve with spiral shape and intricate frilly fronds)

Venus Comb Murex - Murex tribulus

Venus Comb Murex (Gastropod, whole spiral shell)

Junonia (Junonia Volute) - Scaphella junonia

Junonia (Junonia Volute) (Gastropod (univalve), whole shell, spiral shape)

Pygmy Olive or Lettered Olive (juvenile/small form) - Oliva sayana

Pygmy Olive or Lettered Olive (juvenile/small form) (Gastropod, whole shell, cylindrical to olive-shaped with a short, p...

Triton's Trumpet or Hairy Triton (often referred to as a Hairy Triton or related Cymatium/Monoplex species) - Monoplex parthenopeus

Triton's Trumpet or Hairy Triton (often referred to as a Hairy Triton or related Cymatium/Monoplex species) (Gastropod (...

Wentletrap, specifically the Precious Wentletrap (Epitonium scalare) - Epitonium scalare

Wentletrap, specifically the Precious Wentletrap (Epitonium scalare) (Gastropod (univalve) with a spiral, turreted shape...

Spindle Shell or Venus Comb Murex - Murex pecten

Spindle Shell or Venus Comb Murex (Gastropod (univalve) with a spiral shape and an exceptionally long, needle-like sipho...

Dove Shell (also known as a Doved-shelled snail or Columbellid) - Columbella mercatoria (Common Atlantic Dove Shell)

Dove Shell (also known as a Doved-shelled snail or Columbellid) (Gastropod, whole shell, oval-turbinate shape with a low...

Calico Scallop - Argopecten gibbus

Calico Scallop (Bivalve (two-shelled), whole individual valve, fan shape)

Atlantic Calico Scallop (also known as Calico Scallop) - Argopecten gibbus

Atlantic Calico Scallop (also known as Calico Scallop) (Bivalve (two-shelled, whole shell), fan-shaped)

Atlantic Deep Sea Scallop / Lion's Paw variant - Argopecten irradians (Bay Scallop) or related Pectinidae

Atlantic Deep Sea Scallop / Lion's Paw variant (Bivalve (two-shelled), fan-shaped, single valve)

Atlantic Deep-Sea Scallop or Smooth Scallop, also known simply as the Scallop shell - Argopecten gibbus

Atlantic Deep-Sea Scallop or Smooth Scallop, also known simply as the Scallop shell (Bivalve (two-shelled), whole indivi...

Calico Scallop - Argopecten gibbus

Calico Scallop (Bivalve (two-shelled), whole shell, fan shape)

Atlantic Calico Scallop (also known as Calico Scallop) - Argopecten gibbus

Atlantic Calico Scallop (also known as Calico Scallop) (Bivalve (two-shelled), whole individual valve (single valve show...

Atlantic Deep-sea Scallop or Little Spectacle Scallop - Caribachlamys pellucens

Atlantic Deep-sea Scallop or Little Spectacle Scallop (Bivalve, whole single valve, fan-shaped)

Common Sundial Shell - Architectonica perspectiva

Common Sundial Shell (Gastropod (univalve) with a distinctive spiral, low-conic or flat disk-shaped morphology; this spe...

Turban Shell (also known as Turbo Snail) - Turbo petholatus or related Turbo species

Turban Shell (also known as Turbo Snail) (Gastropod, whole shell, spiral shape)

Cat's Eye Operculum (also known as Pacific Cat's Eye or Jade Cat's Eye) - Turbo petholatus

Cat's Eye Operculum (also known as Pacific Cat's Eye or Jade Cat's Eye) (Gastropod operculum (calcareous trapdoor/lid), ...

Cat's Eye Shell, or Pacific Turbo Operculum - Turbo petholatus

Cat's Eye Shell, or Pacific Turbo Operculum (Gastropod operculum (calcareous door or trapdoor of a marine snail, oval an...

Calico Scallop (also known as the Atlantic Calico Scallop) - Argopecten gibbus

Calico Scallop (also known as the Atlantic Calico Scallop) (Bivalve (two-shelled), whole shell, fan-shaped with asymmetr...

Wentletrap Egg Mass (often referred to as Mermaid's Bread or wentletrap sand collar) - Epitonium spp. (specifically likely Epitonium tinctum or similar wentletrap species)

Wentletrap Egg Mass (often referred to as Mermaid's Bread or wentletrap sand collar) (Gastropod egg mass / sand-grain co...

Finger Coral Skeleton / Staghorn Coral Fragment - Porites porites

Finger Coral Skeleton / Staghorn Coral Fragment (Coral Skeleton (Note: Technically a cnidarian skeletal remain rather th...

Brain Coral Skeleton - Diploria labyrinthiformis

Brain Coral Skeleton (Cnidarian skeleton (often categorized alongside marine specimens in beachcombing collections))

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