All Sea Shells

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Checkered Nerite or Pinstripe Nerite - Nerita tessellata

Checkered Nerite or Pinstripe Nerite (Gastropod (snail/univalve), whole shell, spiral shape)

Checkered Nerite, also known as the Tessellated Nerite - Nerita tessellata

Checkered Nerite, also known as the Tessellated Nerite (Gastropod (snail/univalve), whole shell, spiral shape)

Common Tower Snail / Turret Shell - Turritella terebra

Common Tower Snail / Turret Shell (Gastropod univalve with an elongate, high-spired, tubular spiral shape)

Dog Whelk or Atlantic Dogwinkle (also known as Nucella lapillus) - Nucella lapillus

Dog Whelk or Atlantic Dogwinkle (also known as Nucella lapillus) (Gastropod (univalve), whole shell, spiral shape)

Dog Whelk (also known as Common Dogwhelk or Atlantic Dogwinkle) - Nucella lapillus

Dog Whelk (also known as Common Dogwhelk or Atlantic Dogwinkle) (Gastropod (univalve), whole shell, spiral shape)

Arabian Cowrie (also known as the Arabica Cowrie) - Leporicypraea arabica

Arabian Cowrie (also known as the Arabica Cowrie) (Gastropod univalve, whole shell with a smooth, oval, dome-shaped morp...

Scotch Bonnet - Semicassis granulata

Scotch Bonnet (Gastropod, whole spiral shell)

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

Crown Conch (also known as Melongena corona) (Gastropod univalve whole shell with a spiral shape)

Measled Cowrie (also known as the Atlantic Measled Cowrie) - Macrocypraea zebra

Measled Cowrie (also known as the Atlantic Measled Cowrie) (Gastropod (snail/univalve), whole shell, ovate or oval shape...

Pacific Littleneck Clam, also known as Rock Cockle, Native Littleneck, or Smooth Washington Clam - Leukoma staminea

Pacific Littleneck Clam, also known as Rock Cockle, Native Littleneck, or Smooth Washington Clam (Bivalve (two-shelled),...

Shark Eye, also known as the Northern Moon Snail - Neverita duplicata

Shark Eye, also known as the Northern Moon Snail (Gastropod univalve, whole shell with a globular, globose shape)

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

Lion's Paw Scallop (also known as Nodipecten) (Bivalve (two-shelled clam), whole shell valves, fan shape)

Cross-barred Venus Clam, also known as the Cross-barred Venus or Cancellate Venus - Chione cancellata

Cross-barred Venus Clam, also known as the Cross-barred Venus or Cancellate Venus (Bivalve (two-shelled clam). This spec...

Cross-barred Venus Clam - Chione cancellata

Cross-barred Venus Clam (Bivalve (two-shelled), whole individual valve with a rounded, triangular to sub-oval shape.)

Cross-barred Venus Clam - Chione cancellata

Cross-barred Venus Clam (Bivalve (two-shelled clam), whole shell, rounded triangular or subcordate shape)

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

Atlantic Oyster (also known as Eastern Oyster or American Oyster) (Bivalve (two-shelled mollusk), whole single valve, ir...

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

Atlantic Oyster (also known as Eastern Oyster or American Oyster) (Bivalve, whole shell with irregular, asymmetrical sha...

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

Atlantic Oyster (also known as Eastern Oyster or American Oyster) (Bivalve, whole asymmetrical shell, irregular/elongate...

Operculum (Trapdoor of a marine snail) - Undetermined micro-gastropod operculum

Operculum (Trapdoor of a marine snail) (Gastropod operculum (calcareous or chitinous trapdoor structure))

Pacific Little-neck Clam or Tapes Clam - Leukoma staminea

Pacific Little-neck Clam or Tapes Clam (Bivalve (two-shelled), whole shell, elongate-oval or sub-quadrate shape)

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

Apple Murex (also known as the Common American Murex) (Gastropod (univalve), whole shell with a spiral shape and promine...

Fighting Conch - Strombus alatus (or Aliger alatus)

Fighting Conch (Gastropod (spiral shape, whole shell))

Knobbed Whelk (Busycon carica) - Busycon carica

Knobbed Whelk (Busycon carica) (Gastropod, whole shell, spiral shape with a prominent siphonal canal)

Fighting Conch - Strombus alatus (or Lobatus alatus)

Fighting Conch (Gastropod, whole shell, spiral shape with flared outer lip)

Wentletrap Snail Tube / Worm Snail Aggregation / Sand-Encrusted Vermetid (Alternate: Tubeworm Colony) - Petaloconchus irregularis (or related Vermetid gastropod species)

Wentletrap Snail Tube / Worm Snail Aggregation / Sand-Encrusted Vermetid (Alternate: Tubeworm Colony) (Gastropod (irregu...

Sunray Venus Clam (Fragment) - Macrocallista nimbosa

Sunray Venus Clam (Fragment) (Bivalve (two-shelled clam), specifically a shell fragment with a fan/oval shape)

Atlantic Slippercell, Common Slipper Shell, Boat Shell - Crepidula fornicata

Atlantic Slippercell, Common Slipper Shell, Boat Shell (Gastropod (univalve), whole shell, cap-shaped or slipper-shaped ...

Jingle Shell (also known as Silver Shell or Mermaid's Toenail) - Anomia simplex

Jingle Shell (also known as Silver Shell or Mermaid's Toenail) (Bivalve (two-shelled mollusk), whole shell valve, irregu...

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

Atlantic Wing Oyster (also known as the Hammer Oyster or Pteria) (Bivalve (two-shelled), irregular shape with wing-like ...

Atlantic Oyster (Eastern Oyster) - Crassostrea virginica

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

Lettered Olive (Olive Shell) - Oliva sayana

Lettered Olive (Olive Shell) (Gastropod (univalve) with a sleek, cylindrical, elongated spiral shape, whole shell)

Olive Shell (specifically the Variable Olive or Lettered Olive) - Oliva sayana

Olive Shell (specifically the Variable Olive or Lettered Olive) (Gastropod (univalve) with a smooth, cylindrical, spiral...

Pacific Giant Cockle or Giant Atlantic Cockle - Dinocardium robustum

Pacific Giant Cockle or Giant Atlantic Cockle (Bivalve with a fan or heart-shaped morphology, whole shell)

Atlantic Calico Scallop (Calico Scallop) - Argopecten gibbus

Atlantic Calico Scallop (Calico Scallop) (Bivalve, whole single valve, fan-shaped)

Stiff Pen Shell (also known as the Sawtooth Pen Shell) - Atrina rigida

Stiff Pen Shell (also known as the Sawtooth Pen Shell) (Bivalve (two-shelled), whole shell, fan/wedge shape)

Apple Murex (also known as the Apple Rock Murex) - Phyllonotus pomum

Apple Murex (also known as the Apple Rock Murex) (Gastropod (univalve), whole shell, spiral shape with prominent varices...

Fighting Conch - Strombus alatus

Fighting Conch (Gastropod univalve, whole shell, spiral shape)

Fighting Conch - Strombus alatus (or Strombus pugilis alatus)

Fighting Conch (Gastropod univalve, whole shell, spiral shape)

Queen Conch (also known as Pink Conch) - Aliger gigas (formerly Lobatus gigas or Strombus gigas)

Queen Conch (also known as Pink Conch) (Gastropod (univalve snail), whole shell with spiral shape and flared outer lip)

Hammer Oyster (also known as the Hammerhead Oyster or Duckbill Shell) - Malleus malleus

Hammer Oyster (also known as the Hammerhead Oyster or Duckbill Shell) (Bivalve (two-shelled), specifically an asymmetric...

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

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

Atlantic Bay Scallop (Common Bay Scallop) - Argopecten irradians

Atlantic Bay Scallop (Common Bay Scallop) (Bivalve (two-shelled), whole valve, fan-shaped disc)