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Atlantic Bay Scallop - Argopecten irradians

Atlantic Bay Scallop (Bivalve; specifically a single valve (either left or right). Shape: Fan-shaped / subcircular with ...

Tapestry Turban (or Smooth Turban), commonly known as a Turban Shell fragment - Turbo petholatus (Most likely based on pattern, 85% confidence)

Tapestry Turban (or Smooth Turban), commonly known as a Turban Shell fragment (Gastropod (univalve); Fragment of the ape...

Florida Stone Crab Claw (Chela) - Menippe mercenaria

Florida Stone Crab Claw (Chela) (Exoskeleton Fragment (Crustacean Claw/Chela). Unlike mollusks, this is a calcareous art...

Money Cowrie - Monetaria moneta

Money Cowrie (Gastropod (univalve); Oval-ovate/delta shape. Whole shell specimen.)

Scotch Bonnet - Semicassis granulata

Scotch Bonnet (Gastropod; whole shell, globose/ovate spiral shape)

Apple Murex - Phyllonotus pomum

Apple Murex (Gastropod (univalve); whole shell with a globose, spiral, and ruggedly spiny shape.)

None (Non-shell object) - Not applicable / Geologic specimen

None (Non-shell object) (Lithic specimen (Rock); specifically a water-worn basalt or greywacke pebble rather than a conc...

Tricuspid Cavoline (Alternate names: Sea Butterfly, Pteropod) - Cavolinia tridentata (90% confidence based on morphology)

Tricuspid Cavoline (Alternate names: Sea Butterfly, Pteropod) (Gastropod (Thecosome Pteropod); Whole shell; Bilaterally ...

Fossil Shark Tooth Fragment (Likely Megalodon or Carcharhinid) - Otodus megalodon (highly probable based on thickness and shape)

Fossil Shark Tooth Fragment (Likely Megalodon or Carcharhinid) (Fossilized Shark Tooth fragment (Vertebrate remains, not...

Shark Tooth fragment (likely Extinct Mackerel Shark or Carcharhinid) - Carcharodon hastalis (ancestral mako) or Carcharhinus sp.

Shark Tooth fragment (likely Extinct Mackerel Shark or Carcharhinid) (Fossilized tooth (specifically a partial root or w...

Shark Tooth fragment (likely Fossilized Tiger Shark or Ground Shark) - Galeocerdo cuvier (Tiger Shark) or Carcharhinus sp. (Ground Shark)

Shark Tooth fragment (likely Fossilized Tiger Shark or Ground Shark) (Fossilized Shark Tooth (Vertebrate remain/minerali...

Fossil Shark Tooth Fragment (Highly suggestive of a Carcharhinus species or Sand Tiger) - Indeterminate fossil Carcharhinid or Odontaspidid (Confidence level: 60% for a partial root/crown junction)

Fossil Shark Tooth Fragment (Highly suggestive of a Carcharhinus species or Sand Tiger) (Fossilized Shark Tooth (Not a s...

Kitten's Paw (Commonly found as a singular lower valve fragment) - Plicatula gibbosa

Kitten's Paw (Commonly found as a singular lower valve fragment) (Bivalve (Two-shelled); this specimen is a heavily worn...

Sea Turtle Scute Fragment (Fossilized) or Shark Tooth Fragment - Unidentifiable beyond Class Reptilia (likely Cheloniidae) or Elasmobranchii

Sea Turtle Scute Fragment (Fossilized) or Shark Tooth Fragment (Not a true seashell; this is a fragment of vertebrate sk...

Worm Shell, Common Worm Shell - Vermicularia knorrii

Worm Shell, Common Worm Shell (Gastropod (univalve); Irregularly coiled tubular shape)

No seashell present in image - Not applicable

No seashell present in image (Not applicable)

Cross-hatched Lucine (also known as the Weave Lucine) - Divalinga quadrisulcata

Cross-hatched Lucine (also known as the Weave Lucine) (Bivalve; single valve (left); circular/sub-globose shape.)

Atlantic Thorny Oyster (Chrysanthemum Shell) - Spondylus americanus (Confidence: 85%)

Atlantic Thorny Oyster (Chrysanthemum Shell) (Bivalve (clams/two-shelled); this specimen is a heavily eroded upper (righ...

Needle Cerith (also known as the Creeping Cerith or Horn Shell) - Cerithium sp. (likely Cerithium litteratum or Cerithium muscarum fossil/subfossil)

Needle Cerith (also known as the Creeping Cerith or Horn Shell) (Gastropod; high-spired univalve shell. This is a partia...

Atlantic Giant Cockle - Dinocardium robustum

Atlantic Giant Cockle (Bivalve (Two-shelled); This specimen is a single valve (right valve) with a rounded, heart-shaped...

Megalodon Tooth (Fossilized Shark Tooth) - Otodus megalodon

Megalodon Tooth (Fossilized Shark Tooth) (Fossilized Vertebrate Tooth (Chondrichthyes). This is a heart-shaped shark too...

Heavy Weathered Stone or Pseudo-Fossil (Inert Rock) - Geological Sample (Likely Basalt, Chert, or Rhyolite)

Heavy Weathered Stone or Pseudo-Fossil (Inert Rock) (Non-Biological / Lithic Material; overall shape is triangular or py...

Fossil Lemon Shark Tooth (not a shell) - Negaprion eurybathrodon (extinct) or Negaprion brevirostris (modern)

Fossil Lemon Shark Tooth (not a shell) (Fossilized Shark Tooth (Vertebrate Fossil). Note: This is an organic mineralized...

Lemon Shark Tooth (Fossilized) - Negaprion eurybathrodon (fossil species) or Negaprion brevirostris (modern)

Lemon Shark Tooth (Fossilized) (Vertebrate Fossil (Shark Tooth); Shape: T-shaped/Triangular with T-shaped Root)

Megalodon Tooth (Fossilized) - Otodus megalodon

Megalodon Tooth (Fossilized) (Fossil Shark Tooth (Chondrichthyes); Triangular/Heart shape)

Atlantic Thorny Oyster (Spiny Oyster) - Spondylus americanus

Atlantic Thorny Oyster (Spiny Oyster) (Bivalve (Two-shelled); specifically the lower (right) valve or a heavily encruste...

Fossil Shark Tooth (potentially Bull Shark or Requiem Shark) - Carcharhinus leucas (Likely)

Fossil Shark Tooth (potentially Bull Shark or Requiem Shark) (Fossilized Shark Tooth (Vertebrate material, not a Mollusk...

Sand Tiger Shark Tooth (Fossilized) - Carcharias taurus (fossilized)

Sand Tiger Shark Tooth (Fossilized) (Fossilized Tooth (Vertebrate Fossil, not a mollusk shell); Shape: Elongate triangul...

Fossil Sand Tiger Shark Tooth - Carcharias taurus (Extant species) / Striatolamia macrota (Fossil) - High Confidence

Fossil Sand Tiger Shark Tooth (Vertebrate Fossil (Dental); Tooth. This is not a mollusk shell but a fossilized tooth wit...

Sand Tiger Shark Tooth (Fossilized) - Carcharias taurus

Sand Tiger Shark Tooth (Fossilized) (Fossilized Shark Tooth (Biological remain, not a mollusk shell); Shape: Elongated, ...

Eroded Oyster Fragment (possibly Eastern Oyster) with Cliona Boring Sponge damage - Crassostrea virginica (likely)

Eroded Oyster Fragment (possibly Eastern Oyster) with Cliona Boring Sponge damage (Bivalve (fragment); irregular/calcifi...

Quahog (Fragment), Hard-shell Clam - Mercenaria mercenaria (Fossilized or Melanistic fragment)

Quahog (Fragment), Hard-shell Clam (Bivalve (fragment); original shape was sub-ovate or heart-shaped.)

Worm Snail Shell (Fragment/Aggregation) or Honeycomb Worm Reef Rock - Serpulorbis or Sabellaria guildingii (Commonly confused as a shell)

Worm Snail Shell (Fragment/Aggregation) or Honeycomb Worm Reef Rock (Gastropod fragment or Biogenic Sedimentary Rock/Ann...

Fossilized Dugong Rib Fragment (often mistaken for a sea bean or stone shell) - Dugong dugon (prehistoric relative mixed with mineralized sediment)

Fossilized Dugong Rib Fragment (often mistaken for a sea bean or stone shell) (Fossilized Bone Fragment (Mammalian, not ...

Florida Fighting Conch (worn/eroded specimen) - Strombus alatus

Florida Fighting Conch (worn/eroded specimen) (Gastropod (univalve); whole shell (conical/biconical shape with high spir...

Atlantic Strawberry Cockle - Americardia media

Atlantic Strawberry Cockle (Bivalve (single valve). Fan-shaped/Sub-quadrate.)

Checkered Venus (also known as the Crib Venus) - Timoclea cancellata

Checkered Venus (also known as the Crib Venus) (Bivalve (Two-shelled); Single valve present; Heart-shaped to sub-triangu...

Lightning Whelk (Internal Columella Fragment) - Sinistrofulgur sinistrum (formerly Busycon sinistrum)

Lightning Whelk (Internal Columella Fragment) (Gastropod (Internal Columella fragment); Spiral/Siphonal Canal morphology...

Buttercup Lucine (also known as the Buttercup Shell) - Anodontia alba

Buttercup Lucine (also known as the Buttercup Shell) (Bivalve (two-shelled). The specimen shown is a single valve (half-...

Black Conch Pearl (also known as a Non-nacreous Pearl) - Most likely Strombus gigas (now Aliger gigas) or Melongena corona. Confidence: 85% for a Queen Conch-related origin.

Black Conch Pearl (also known as a Non-nacreous Pearl) (Pearl (Biological byproduct of a Gastropod). It is a non-nacreou...

California Donax (Alternate names: Bean Clam, Wedge Shell) - Donax gouldii

California Donax (Alternate names: Bean Clam, Wedge Shell) (Bivalve (Two-shelled); Single valve (half-shell) found; Wedg...

California Donax, Wedge Shell, Bean Clam - Donax californicus (Confidence Level: 95%)

California Donax, Wedge Shell, Bean Clam (Bivalve (single valve fragment), Wedge-shaped/Triangular)