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

Eastern Oyster (also known as the Atlantic Oyster, American Oyster) (Bivalve (two-shelled, asymmetrical, irregular shape...

Coral Fragment / Bryozoan Colony / Worm Rock - Uncertain (Colonial organism or coral fragment)

Coral Fragment / Bryozoan Colony / Worm Rock (Other / Marine Invertebrate Skeleton (Not a mollusk shell))

Hairy Triton (also known as the Common Hairy Triton or Hairy Neptune) - Cymatium parthenopeum

Hairy Triton (also known as the Common Hairy Triton or Hairy Neptune) (Gastropod (univalve), whole shell, spiral shape)

Lettered Olive (Common Olive) - Oliva sayana

Lettered Olive (Common Olive) (Gastropod univalve with a smooth, cylindrical to spindle-shaped spiral form)

Lettered Olive (juvenile or alternate small spiral shell) / Olive Snail - Praticolella or similar small gastropod, or heavily weathered Nassarius / Busycon juvenile

Lettered Olive (juvenile or alternate small spiral shell) / Olive Snail (Gastropod, whole shell, spiral shape)

Unknown or Unidentifiable Object - Not determinable due to image quality

Unknown or Unidentifiable Object (The provided image is severely blurred and out of focus, making it impossible to ident...

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)

Jewel Box Shell (also known as the Little Arch Wing or Congener) - Chama macerophylla (Leafy Jewel Box)

Jewel Box Shell (also known as the Little Arch Wing or Congener) (Bivalve (two-shelled clam), whole shell fragment, asym...

Cross-barred Venus Clam - Chione cancellata

Cross-barred Venus Clam (Bivalve (two-shelled), whole shell, triangular to sub-oval shape with distinct radial and conce...

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

Calico Scallop (also known as the Dwarf Calico Scallop) (Bivalve (two-shelled clam), whole shell, fan or disc-shaped)

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

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

Atlantic Moon Snail Operculum (colloquially known as a "Shark's Eye operculum" or "Ear Bone") - Neverita duplicata (formerly Polinices duplicatus)

Atlantic Moon Snail Operculum (colloquially known as a "Shark's Eye operculum" or "Ear Bone") (Gastropod operculum (calc...

Cross-barred Venus Clam - Chione cancellata

Cross-barred Venus Clam (Bivalve, whole shell, fan/oval shape)

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

Shark's Eye Operculum (Cat's Eye) (Gastropod operculum, triangular/teardrop shape)

Atlantic Bubble Shell, Coffee Bean Shell, or similar small bubble/gastropod fragment - Bulla striata (likely)

Atlantic Bubble Shell, Coffee Bean Shell, or similar small bubble/gastropod fragment (Gastropod, small whole shell or he...

Shark Eye Moon Snail Operculum (Cat's Eye) - Neverita duplicata (formerly Polinices duplicatus)

Shark Eye Moon Snail Operculum (Cat's Eye) (Gastropod operculum (calcareous plate))

Button Shell, or Dwarf Olive - Olivella biplicata

Button Shell, or Dwarf Olive (Gastropod, whole shell, oval-cylindrical shape)

Shark's Eye, Moon Snail - Neverita duplicata

Shark's Eye, Moon Snail (Gastropod (snail/univalve), whole shell, globular spiral shape)

Shark Eye Moon Snail (Alternate: Northern Moon Snail, Shark's Eye) - Neverita duplicata (formerly Polinices duplicatus)

Shark Eye Moon Snail (Alternate: Northern Moon Snail, Shark's Eye) (Gastropod (univalve), whole shell, globose or spheri...

Unidentified Shell Fragment or Worn Gastropod - Uncertain due to extreme wear (Confidence: Low)

Unidentified Shell Fragment or Worn Gastropod (Gastropod shell fragment, heavily worn and rounded)

Keyhole Limpet - Fissurella barbadensis

Keyhole Limpet (Gastropod (univalve), whole shell, cap-shaped or cone-shaped.)

Seashell Fragment / Worn Shell Piece - Indeterminate due to severe wear and fragmentation

Seashell Fragment / Worn Shell Piece (Mollusk shell fragment, heavily water-worn and eroded)

Shark Eye Moon Snail, also known as Atlantic Moon Snail or Northern Moon Snail - Neverita duplicata (formerly Polinices duplicatus)

Shark Eye Moon Snail, also known as Atlantic Moon Snail or Northern Moon Snail (Gastropod univalve, whole shell with a g...

Atlantic Coast Cockle (also known as Common Cockle) - Trachycardium egmontianum (Confidence level: Moderate due to image resolution)

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

Dwarf White Clam - Transennella tantilla

Dwarf White Clam (Bivalve (two-shelled), whole shell, round to slightly triangular fan shape)

Coquina Clam (Butterfly Shell) - Donax variabilis

Coquina Clam (Butterfly Shell) (Bivalve, whole shell, wedge or fan-shaped)

Unidentified Small Marine Gastropod (Likely Periwinkle or Nerite) - Littorina littorea (Common Periwinkle) - Confidence Level: Low due to image blur and resolution

Unidentified Small Marine Gastropod (Likely Periwinkle or Nerite) (Gastropod (snail/univalve), whole shell, spiral shape...

Moon Snail Operculum or Fragile Shell Fragment - Unable to definitively identify exact species from fragment

Moon Snail Operculum or Fragile Shell Fragment (Gastropod (univalve) fragment, or potentially an operculum)

Paper Bubble Shell (Common Bubble Shell) - Bulla striata

Paper Bubble Shell (Common Bubble Shell) (Gastropod (univalve) fragment, bubble shape)

Scallop Shell Fragment (Lion's Paw or Pecten fragment) - Nodipecten nodosus (probable based on rib structure, confidence level moderate due to fragmented state)

Scallop Shell Fragment (Lion's Paw or Pecten fragment) (Bivalve (two-shelled), specifically a shell fragment exhibiting ...

Unidentified Coral or Shell Fragment (Most likely a heavily weathered shell or stony coral fragment) - Unknown species due to heavy wear and fragmentation (Confidence: Low)

Unidentified Coral or Shell Fragment (Most likely a heavily weathered shell or stony coral fragment) (Highly fragmented ...

Coral Fragment / Tubastrea or Porites fragment - Scleractinia spp. (Stony Coral skeleton fragment)

Coral Fragment / Tubastrea or Porites fragment (Other (Marine Invertebrate Skeleton / Coral Fragment))

Coral Crab Claw Tip (Often mistaken for a shell fragment) - Crustacean dactyl fragment (Confidence Level: High)

Coral Crab Claw Tip (Often mistaken for a shell fragment) (Crustacean exoskeleton fragment (Dactyl / claw tip), not a tr...

Checkered Nerite or similar small marine snail shell (Alternate: Bleeding Tooth or Nerite fragment) - Nerita tessellata (Confidence level: Moderate due to fragment/small scale)

Checkered Nerite or similar small marine snail shell (Alternate: Bleeding Tooth or Nerite fragment) (Gastropod (snail/un...

Moon Shell (Shark's Eye, Polinices, Natica) - Neverita duplicata (formerly Polinices duplicatus)

Moon Shell (Shark's Eye, Polinices, Natica) (Gastropod (snail/univalve), whole shell, globular to dome-shaped)

Shark Eye Moon Snail (also known as Shark's Eye, Atlantic Moon Snail) - Neverita duplicata

Shark Eye Moon Snail (also known as Shark's Eye, Atlantic Moon Snail) (Gastropod, whole shell, globular to slightly depr...

Crown Conch Operculum or generic gastropod operculum fragment (Pink/Peach shell piece) - Uncertain / Indeterminate fragment (Confidence Level: Low due to lack of distinct diagnostic morphology)

Crown Conch Operculum or generic gastropod operculum fragment (Pink/Peach shell piece) (Gastropod operculum or heavily w...

Lion's Paw Scallop (Fragment) - Nodipecten nodosus

Lion's Paw Scallop (Fragment) (Bivalve (fragment, fan/disc shape))

Queen Conch Fragment (Lip Fragment) - Aliger gigas (formerly Strombus gigas)

Queen Conch Fragment (Lip Fragment) (Gastropod shell fragment, specifically a heavy outer lip portion of a mature adult ...

Crown Conch (fragment) - Melongena corona

Crown Conch (fragment) (Gastropod (spiral univalve shell fragment))

Staghorn Coral Fragment (often collected alongside shells) - Acropora cervicornis (Confidence: High for coral fragment identification)

Staghorn Coral Fragment (often collected alongside shells) (Other (Coral skeleton fragment, highly branched calcareous s...

Money Cowrie (also known as Ring Cowrie or Gold-ringer) - Monetaria moneta

Money Cowrie (also known as Ring Cowrie or Gold-ringer) (Gastropod (snail/univalve), whole shell, ovate or rounded oval ...