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Atlantic Calico Scallop (or general Calico Scallop fragment/juvenile) - Argopecten gibbus (fragment)

Atlantic Calico Scallop (or general Calico Scallop fragment/juvenile) (Bivalve (two-shelled mollusk), fragment, fan shap...

Zebra Nerite / Bleeding Tooth fragment - Plicatula gibbosa (likely cat's paw fragment) or Nerita peloronta with high confidence it is a bivalve fragment

Zebra Nerite / Bleeding Tooth fragment (Bivalve (two-shelled), specifically a shell fragment with a fan/ridged shape)

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

Atlantic Calico Scallop (also known simply as Calico Scallop) (Bivalve (two-shelled), whole individual valve with fan sh...

Triton's Trumpet relative or Dwarf Drupe, commonly known as a Mullet or Rock Snail - Drupella cornus

Triton's Trumpet relative or Dwarf Drupe, commonly known as a Mullet or Rock Snail (Gastropod (univalve), whole shell, s...

Calico Scallop - Argopecten gibbus

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

Wrinkled Drupella or Common Atlantic Dogwinkle / Mulberry Shell - Nassarius trivittatus (Three-lined Nassa) or a juvenile whelk/drill

Wrinkled Drupella or Common Atlantic Dogwinkle / Mulberry Shell (Gastropod, whole shell, spiral shape)

Dove Snail (also known as Dove Shell) - Columbella mercatoria (Common Atlantic Dove Snail)

Dove Snail (also known as Dove Shell) (Gastropod (univalve snail), whole shell, spiral shape)

Tessellated Nerite, also known as Checkered Nerite - Pnerita tessellata

Tessellated Nerite, also known as Checkered Nerite (Gastropod (univalve), whole shells, spiral shaped)

Reticulated Cowrie-Helmet, also known as the Reticulated Cowry - Cypraecassis testiculus

Reticulated Cowrie-Helmet, also known as the Reticulated Cowry (Gastropod, whole spiral helmet-shaped shell)

General Conus / General Cone - Conus generalis

General Conus / General Cone (Gastropod, whole shell, conical shape)

Alphabet Cone (also known as the Alphabet Cone Snail) - Conus spurius

Alphabet Cone (also known as the Alphabet Cone Snail) (Gastropod, whole shell, biconical shape)

Alphabet Cone (also known as Alphabet Conus) - Conus spurius

Alphabet Cone (also known as Alphabet Conus) (Gastropod (spiral, cone shape, whole shell))

Common Egg Cockle (also known as the Isocardia Heart Cockle) - Laevicardium mortoni (Morton's Egg Cockle)

Common Egg Cockle (also known as the Isocardia Heart Cockle) (Bivalve (two-shelled), whole shell, heart-shaped fan morph...

Textile Cone (Cloth-of-Gold Conus) - Conus textile

Textile Cone (Cloth-of-Gold Conus) (Gastropod (univalve), whole shell, cone-shaped)

Mortensen's Cockle or Atlantic Giant Cockle - Dinocardium robustum

Mortensen's Cockle or Atlantic Giant Cockle (Bivalve (two-shelled), whole shell, fan or heart-shaped when viewed from th...

Turban Shell (also known as Crown Turban or Cat's Eye) - Turbo sandwicensis

Turban Shell (also known as Crown Turban or Cat's Eye) (Gastropod, whole shell, spiral shape with a prominent low-spired...

Zebra Nerite / Hawaiian Nerite (Pipipi) - Theodoxus neglectus

Zebra Nerite / Hawaiian Nerite (Pipipi) (Gastropod, whole shell with a globose, ear-shaped spiral form and a flattened c...

Shark Eye Moon Snail (also known as Northern Moon Snail or Atlantic Moon Snail) - Euspira heros

Shark Eye Moon Snail (also known as Northern Moon Snail or Atlantic Moon Snail) (Gastropod (univalve) with a globose, sp...

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

Crown Conch (also known as King's Crown) (Gastropod univalve, whole shell with heavily eroded spire, pear-shaped or oval...

Green Sea Urchin Test (Sea Urchin Shell) - Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis

Green Sea Urchin Test (Sea Urchin Shell) (Echinoid test (endoskeleton, often collected as a shell))

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

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

Crown Conch or Lightning Whelk Juvenile - Busycon perversum (likely a young specimen or similar whelk species)

Crown Conch or Lightning Whelk Juvenile (Gastropod (univalve), whole shell, spiral shape)

Cat's Eye Shell, or Dwarf Lion's Paw (often confused with young Conch or certain Nerites, but properly identified here as a spiral operculum or specific juvenile gastropod) - Turbo marmoratus (or related Turbinidae family representative)

Cat's Eye Shell, or Dwarf Lion's Paw (often confused with young Conch or certain Nerites, but properly identified here a...

Lobed Star Snail or Imperial Sundial - Architectonica nobilis

Lobed Star Snail or Imperial Sundial (Gastropod, whole spiral shell with a distinctive depressed, disc-like shape)

Shark Eye Moon Snail (Operculum) - Neverita duplicata (operculum)

Shark Eye Moon Snail (Operculum) (Gastropod operculum (shell door/calcified lid), oval-shaped structure)

Flame Helmet (operculum) or similar large gastropod operculum - Cassis tuberosa (likely operculum)

Flame Helmet (operculum) or similar large gastropod operculum (Gastropod operculum (trapdoor), whole piece, elongated an...

Atlantic Oyster / Eastern Oyster - Crassostrea virginica

Atlantic Oyster / Eastern Oyster (Bivalve (two-shelled), irregular shape, whole shell valve)

Atlantic Oyster (also known as the Eastern Oyster) - Crassostrea virginica

Atlantic Oyster (also known as the Eastern Oyster) (Bivalve (two-shelled, asymmetrical whole lower/cupped valve), irregu...

Checkered Nerite or Banded Nerite - Nerita tessellata

Checkered Nerite or Banded Nerite (Gastropod univalve, whole shell, globose or hemispherical shape)

Common Sundial Shell or similar turreted snail - Terebratalia transversa or related turrid/melanid snail

Common Sundial Shell or similar turreted snail (Gastropod, whole shell, elongate spiral shape)

Scotch Bonnet (also known as the Banded Bonnet) - Semicassis granulata

Scotch Bonnet (also known as the Banded Bonnet) (Gastropod univalve whole shell with spiral shape)

Triton's Trumpet (also known as Giant Triton) - Charonia tritonis

Triton's Trumpet (also known as Giant Triton) (Gastropod (snail/univalve), whole shell, spiral shape (note: the item in ...

Lightning Whelk Pendant (Cast Metal Replica) - Busycon sinistrum (representation)

Lightning Whelk Pendant (Cast Metal Replica) (Gastropod (artificial jewelry pendant cast in polished metal))

Mushroom Coral (often mistaken for a shell or coin coral) - Fungia fungites (or related Fungia species)

Mushroom Coral (often mistaken for a shell or coin coral) (Cnidarian skeletal disc (While commonly collected by shell en...

Giant Atlantic Cockle (also known as Magnum Cockle) - Dinocardium robustum

Giant Atlantic Cockle (also known as Magnum Cockle) (Bivalve (two-shelled), whole shell, fan/heart shape)

Apple Murex (also known as the Common American Murex) - Chicoreus pomum

Apple Murex (also known as the Common American Murex) (Gastropod (univalve snail), whole shell with a heavily sculptured...

Giant Atlantic Cockle (also known as the Egg Cockle) - Dinocardium robustum

Giant Atlantic Cockle (also known as the Egg Cockle) (Bivalve (two-shelled clam), whole single valve, fan-shaped disc mo...

Wentletrap (also known as Staircase Shell) - Epitonium scalare

Wentletrap (also known as Staircase Shell) (Gastropod (univalve) whole spiral shell with a turreted, high-spired shape)

Common Sundial Shell or Staircase Shell - Architectonica perspectiva (or related auger/turret shell family)

Common Sundial Shell or Staircase Shell (Gastropod (univalve snail), whole spiral shell with elongated turret shape)

Common Auger (also known as Terebra) - Terebra maculata

Common Auger (also known as Terebra) (Gastropod, whole shell, high-spired tubular/spiral shape)

Star Limpet (also known as the Star-ribbed Limpet) - Patella stellata

Star Limpet (also known as the Star-ribbed Limpet) (Gastropod (univalve), whole shell, cap-shaped or conical shape with ...

Doveshell, Variable Doveshell - Columbella mercatoria

Doveshell, Variable Doveshell (Gastropod, whole shell, oval-biconical shape)