All Sea Shells

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Black-ribbed Limpet or Star Limpet - Cellana exarata

Black-ribbed Limpet or Star Limpet (Gastropod (univalve), whole shell, cap-shaped or conical shape)

Capitellum Cowrie or Isabellademas Cowrie (often known simply as the Isabellademas Cowrie) - Naria isabella (formerly Cypraea isabella)

Capitellum Cowrie or Isabellademas Cowrie (often known simply as the Isabellademas Cowrie) (Gastropod (snail/univalve), ...

Isabella Cowrie, also known as the Isabella Cowry or Mauritia isabella - Mauritia isabella

Isabella Cowrie, also known as the Isabella Cowry or Mauritia isabella (Gastropod, whole shell, oval/cylindrical shape)

Nucleus Cowrie, also known as Nuclear Cowrie - Naria nucleus

Nucleus Cowrie, also known as Nuclear Cowrie (Gastropod (snail/univalve), whole shell, ovate and dome-shaped)

Tiger Cowrie - Cypraea tigris

Tiger Cowrie (Gastropod, whole shell, oval-convex spiral shape with a flattened base and in-rolled aperture)

Mole Cowrie (Also known as Talparia talpa) - Talparia talpa

Mole Cowrie (Also known as Talparia talpa) (Gastropod univalve with an oval-cylindrical shell shape)

Money Cowrie or Ring Cowrie (Monetaria moneta) - Monetaria moneta

Money Cowrie or Ring Cowrie (Monetaria moneta) (Gastropod (snail/univalve), whole shell, ovate and rounded shape with a ...

Turban Shell (also known as Cat's Eye or Pipipi in Hawaiian) - Turbo sandwicensis

Turban Shell (also known as Cat's Eye or Pipipi in Hawaiian) (Gastropod univalve, whole shell, turbinate or conical shap...

Checkered Nerite, Blood-spotted Nerite, or heavily worn/tumbled Cowrie or Olive shell - Likely Nerita plicata or similar Indo-Pacific gastropod species with high confidence level as a heavily water-worn beach specimen

Checkered Nerite, Blood-spotted Nerite, or heavily worn/tumbled Cowrie or Olive shell (Gastropod (snail/univalve), whole...

ISABELLA COWRIE (Nodular Cowrie / Nucleus Cowrie) - Nuclearia nucleus

ISABELLA COWRIE (Nodular Cowrie / Nucleus Cowrie) (Gastropod (snail/univalve), whole shell, ovate and nodular shape with...

Money Cowrie (also known as Monetaria moneta) - Monetaria moneta

Money Cowrie (also known as Monetaria moneta) (Gastropod (univalve), whole shell, ovate and inflated shape)

Spider Conch (also known as Scorpion Conch or Chiragra Spider Conch) - Harpago chiragra

Spider Conch (also known as Scorpion Conch or Chiragra Spider Conch) (Gastropod univalve, whole shell with a distinct sp...

Scallop Shell Fragment (Lion's Paw or Giant Atlantic Scallop) - Nodipecten nodosus or Placopecten magellanicus (Fragment)

Scallop Shell Fragment (Lion's Paw or Giant Atlantic Scallop) (Bivalve fragment with a flat to gently curved fan or ridg...

Common Limpet or Slipper Shell (Potential Identification: Crepidula fornicata or similar limpet/slipper shell) - Crepidula fornicata (Common Slipper Shell)

Common Limpet or Slipper Shell (Potential Identification: Crepidula fornicata or similar limpet/slipper shell) (Gastropo...

Atlantic Wing Oyster (also known as the Pteria Oyster) - Pteria colymbus

Atlantic Wing Oyster (also known as the Pteria Oyster) (Bivalve (two-shelled), whole shell with asymmetrical wing shape)

Brain Coral / Star Coral (Skeletal remains, technically a cnidarian skeleton rather than a mollusk shell, but often collected alongside shells) - Favia fragum or similar Montastraea/Diploria species

Brain Coral / Star Coral (Skeletal remains, technically a cnidarian skeleton rather than a mollusk shell, but often coll...

Dove Shell (also known as Pyrene or Common Dove Shell) - Columbella mercatoria

Dove Shell (also known as Pyrene or Common Dove Shell) (Gastropod (univalve), whole spiral shell with a solid, fusiform ...

Common Atlantic Marginella or Smooth Doveshell - Prunum apicinum

Common Atlantic Marginella or Smooth Doveshell (Gastropod (snail/univalve), whole shell, smooth and glossy oval shape wi...

Atlantic Wing Oyster (also known as the Pteria or Stride Oyster) - Pteria colymbus

Atlantic Wing Oyster (also known as the Pteria or Stride Oyster) (Bivalve, whole shell with irregular wing-like shape)

Shark Eye Operculum (Cat's Eye) - Neverita duplicata (likely, operculum)

Shark Eye Operculum (Cat's Eye) (Gastropod operculum (calcified trapdoor))

Shark Tooth Fossil / Fossilized Shark Tooth - Extinct Shark Species (likely Carcharhinus or similar)

Shark Tooth Fossil / Fossilized Shark Tooth (Fossil / Vertebrate tooth (Note: Not actually a shell or mollusk, but commo...

Flamingo Tongue Operculum / Cowrie Operculum - Cyphoma gibbosum

Flamingo Tongue Operculum / Cowrie Operculum (Gastropod operculum / shell fragment)

Lettered Olive (also known as the Common Olive) - Agaronia propatula

Lettered Olive (also known as the Common Olive) (Gastropod (univalve) with a smooth, cylindrical to spindle-shaped spira...

Dwarf Triton or Hairy Triton (alternate name: Canary Triton) - Monoplex parthenopeus (probable identification of a juvenile or small fragment)

Dwarf Triton or Hairy Triton (alternate name: Canary Triton) (Gastropod (snail/univalve), whole small or juvenile shell ...

Pugilina or Crown Conch fragment / Spiny Jewel Box or similar thorny bivalve - Chama croceata (likely fragment or variant)

Pugilina or Crown Conch fragment / Spiny Jewel Box or similar thorny bivalve (Bivalve (two-shelled clam), specifically a...

Applegate's Triton, or more broadly a small triton or dwarf triton shell - Ranella olearium (or related Ranellidae species), confidence level Moderate

Applegate's Triton, or more broadly a small triton or dwarf triton shell (Gastropod univalve, whole shell with spiral sh...

Atlantic Oyster Drill, also known as the Oyster Drill or Fouling Snail - Urosalpinx cinerea

Atlantic Oyster Drill, also known as the Oyster Drill or Fouling Snail (Gastropod (snail/univalve), whole shell, spiral ...

Crown Conch / King's Crown - Melongena corona

Crown Conch / King's Crown (Gastropod (univalve), whole shell, spiral shape with prominent shoulder spines)

Alphabet Cone (Alphabet Conic, Lettered Cone) - Conus spurius

Alphabet Cone (Alphabet Conic, Lettered Cone) (Gastropod univalve whole shell with a conical shape)

Lion's Paw Scallop (Alternative names: Nodipecten) - Nodipecten nodosus

Lion's Paw Scallop (Alternative names: Nodipecten) (Bivalve (two-shelled), fragment/juvenile whole shell, fan-shaped dis...

Dwarf Triton or Coralline Gastropod Fragment - Uncertain / Fragment

Dwarf Triton or Coralline Gastropod Fragment (Gastropod, specifically a heavily eroded or encrusted fragment)

Wentletrap Worm Shell or Vermetid Gastropod - Vermicularia spirata

Wentletrap Worm Shell or Vermetid Gastropod (Gastropod (worm-like univalve), whole shell, tubular and irregularly coiled...

Scaphopod Fragment (Tusk Shell) - Dentalium entalis (or similar Dentalium species)

Scaphopod Fragment (Tusk Shell) (Scaphopod (tusk shell), fragment, tubular shape)

Atlantic Pyrite Shell / Fragment - Uncertain due to extreme fragmentation

Atlantic Pyrite Shell / Fragment (Gastropod fragment, spiral shape)

Dwarf Triton, also known as the Orange Dwarf Triton - Colubraria obscura

Dwarf Triton, also known as the Orange Dwarf Triton (Gastropod (univalve), whole shell, spiral shape)

Hairy Triton, or Hairy Drupe / Little Hairy Rock Shell - Muricopsis or Morula species (likely a juvenile or small species of rock shell/murex, possibly Morula marginalba or a related muricid depending on exact region)

Hairy Triton, or Hairy Drupe / Little Hairy Rock Shell (Gastropod (univalve), whole shell, spiral shape with prominent s...

Crown Conch / Pear Whelk (Juvenile or Crowned Whelk) - Melongena corona (or similar Busycon/Melongena species)

Crown Conch / Pear Whelk (Juvenile or Crowned Whelk) (Gastropod (snail/univalve), whole shell, spiral shape)

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

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

Common Atlantic Dove Shell - Mitrella lunata

Common Atlantic Dove Shell (Gastropod univalve whole shell with a spiral shape)

Tulip Snail (Banded Tulip Shell) - Fasciolaria hunteria or immature Fasciolaria tulipa

Tulip Snail (Banded Tulip Shell) (Gastropod (univalve snail), whole juvenile shell, spiral spindle shape)

Atlantic Oyster Drill (also known as the Oyster Drill) - Urosalpinx cinerea

Atlantic Oyster Drill (also known as the Oyster Drill) (Gastropod (univalve), whole shell, spiral shape)

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

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