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Pacific Spondylus or Atlantic Thorny Oyster (Variant/Smooth Juvenile Form) - Spondylus americanus or Spondylus calcifer (Juvenile)

Pacific Spondylus or Atlantic Thorny Oyster (Variant/Smooth Juvenile Form) (Bivalve (two-shelled), whole shell valve, fa...

Wavy Cockle (also known as the Frilled Cockle or Giant Pacific Cockle) - Keenmardiastra substriata or more accurately Clinocardium nuttallii

Wavy Cockle (also known as the Frilled Cockle or Giant Pacific Cockle) (Bivalve (two-shelled), whole shell valve, fan sh...

Wavy Ark Shell (also known as the Ponderous Ark or Mossy Ark) - Barbatia gradata

Wavy Ark Shell (also known as the Ponderous Ark or Mossy Ark) (Bivalve (two-shelled clam), whole shell valve, trapezoida...

Pacific Patinopecten or Subcircular Scallop - Leptopecten latiauratus

Pacific Patinopecten or Subcircular Scallop (Bivalve (two-shelled), whole shell, fan-shaped disc)

Pismo Clam (Alternate name: Thin Pismo Clam) - Tivela stultorum

Pismo Clam (Alternate name: Thin Pismo Clam) (Bivalve (two-shelled clam), whole single valve, triangular to oval fan sha...

Nutting's Cockle (also known as the Spiny Cockle) - Trachycardium procerum

Nutting's Cockle (also known as the Spiny Cockle) (Bivalve (two-shelled), whole shell valve, fan/rounded shape)

Chestnut Cowrie, also known as the Deer Cowrie or Spot-patterned Cowrie - Neoberryessa spadicea (historically Cypraea spadicea)

Chestnut Cowrie, also known as the Deer Cowrie or Spot-patterned Cowrie (Gastropod (snail/univalve), whole shell, ovate ...

Pheasant Snail or Pheasant Shell - Eulithidium pulloides

Pheasant Snail or Pheasant Shell (Gastropod, whole spiral shell)

Pacific Dove Shell or similar Columbellid (Dove Snail) - Alia carinata (Keeled Dove Snail) or related Columbellidae species

Pacific Dove Shell or similar Columbellid (Dove Snail) (Gastropod (univalve snail), whole shell, fusiform to elongate-ov...

Coffee Bean Shell (also known as Coffee Bean Snail) - Melampus olivaceus

Coffee Bean Shell (also known as Coffee Bean Snail) (Gastropod (univalve snail), whole shell, ovate or biconical shape)

Pacific Calico Scallop (also known as the Circular Semicaris or Speckled Scallop) - Argopecten ventricosus

Pacific Calico Scallop (also known as the Circular Semicaris or Speckled Scallop) (Bivalve (two-shelled), whole individu...

West Indian Crown Conch or Crown Snail - Melongena corona

West Indian Crown Conch or Crown Snail (Gastropod (univalve) with a spiral, turbinate to somewhat flattened shape, shown...

Heart Cockle, Heart Shell, or Mediterranean Heart Cockle - Corculum cardissa

Heart Cockle, Heart Shell, or Mediterranean Heart Cockle (Bivalve (two-shelled), whole shell, heart-shaped disc)

Apple Murex (also known as the Pink-mouthed Murex or Branch Murex) - Phyllonotus pomum

Apple Murex (also known as the Pink-mouthed Murex or Branch Murex) (Gastropod (univalve sea snail), whole spiral shell w...

Tiger Cowrie and Mauritian Cowrie (Crafted Shell Art / Novelty Turtles) - Cypraea tigris and Mauritia mauritiana (crafted representation)

Tiger Cowrie and Mauritian Cowrie (Crafted Shell Art / Novelty Turtles) (Gastropod (crafted novelty figures made from wh...

Common Sea Star (also known as Sugar Starfish) - Asterias rubens

Common Sea Star (also known as Sugar Starfish) (Echinoderm test/skeleton (Note: While not a traditional mollusk shell, t...

Crown Conch or Busycon Whelk - Busycon perversum (or related Melongena/Busycon species)

Crown Conch or Busycon Whelk (Gastropod (univalve), whole spiral shell)

Reticulated Murex or Ramose Murex (also known as the Branching Murex) - Chicoreus ramosus

Reticulated Murex or Ramose Murex (also known as the Branching Murex) (Gastropod (snail/univalve), whole shell, spiral s...

Turban Shell (also known as the Pearly Turban or Green Turban) - Turbo marmoratus

Turban Shell (also known as the Pearly Turban or Green Turban) (Gastropod (snail/univalve), whole shell, spiral shape wi...

Seahorse (Note: This is a dried bony fish, not a seashell) - Hippocampus kuda (or similar Hippocampus species)

Seahorse (Note: This is a dried bony fish, not a seashell) (Not a shell; this is a dried teleost fish skeleton encased i...

Sunray Venus Clam (alternatively known as the Sunray Venus) - Macrocallista nimbosa

Sunray Venus Clam (alternatively known as the Sunray Venus) (Bivalve, whole single valve, fan/oval shape)

Pacific Littleneck Clam, Common Pacific Littleneck, Rock Cockle (Protothaca staminea) - Protothaca staminea

Pacific Littleneck Clam, Common Pacific Littleneck, Rock Cockle (Protothaca staminea) (Bivalve, whole single valve, oval...

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

Alphabet Cone (also known as the Alphabet Cone Snail) (Gastropod (snail/univalve), whole shell, cone-shaped morphology)

Fossilized or Darkened Cockle Shell (Blood Cockle / Cross-barred Venus alternate) - Anadara ovalis or similar arc shell / cockle species (Confidence: Moderate due to angle and dark mineralization)

Fossilized or Darkened Cockle Shell (Blood Cockle / Cross-barred Venus alternate) (Bivalve (two-shelled mollusk), whole ...

Smooth Venus Clam or Little Littleneck Clam - Chione cancellata (Cross barred Venus - likely related smooth variant or worn fragment)

Smooth Venus Clam or Little Littleneck Clam (Bivalve (two-shelled clam), whole small specimen or fragment with a fan/ova...

Northern Quahog, also known as Hard Clam, Mercenaria - Mercenaria mercenaria

Northern Quahog, also known as Hard Clam, Mercenaria (Bivalve (two-shelled clam), whole single valve, rounded to triangu...

Pacific Abalone (also known as Ezo Abalone, Japanese Abalone, or Disk Abalone) - Haliotis discus hannai

Pacific Abalone (also known as Ezo Abalone, Japanese Abalone, or Disk Abalone) (Gastropod (univalve), whole shell interi...

Northern Quahog (also known as Hard Clam or Chowder Clam) - Mercenaria mercenaria

Northern Quahog (also known as Hard Clam or Chowder Clam) (Bivalve (two-shelled). Shown as a single half valve, solid an...

Blood Ark (Alternate: Plicate Ark) - Anadara ovalis

Blood Ark (Alternate: Plicate Ark) (Bivalve (two-shelled), whole shell valve, fan/asymmetrical triangular shape)

Shark Eye (Moon Snail) - Neverita duplicata

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

Atlantic Ghost Crab Burrow Cast / Mineralized Shell Fragment - Uncertain / Mineralized Remnant

Atlantic Ghost Crab Burrow Cast / Mineralized Shell Fragment (Bivalve fragment / Fossilized mineral replacement (silicif...

Noah's Ark Shell (Ark Clam) - Arca noae

Noah's Ark Shell (Ark Clam) (Bivalve, whole shell, elongated trapezoidal shape with a prominent byssal gape)

Common Slipper Shell (also known as Boat Shell or Atlantic Slipper Snail) - Crepidula fornicata

Common Slipper Shell (also known as Boat Shell or Atlantic Slipper Snail) (Gastropod (univalve) whole shell, arched or c...

Limpets / Keyhole Limpets - Fissurella barbadensis (Barbados Keyhole Limpet) - suspected based on surface pitting

Limpets / Keyhole Limpets (Gastropod univalve, whole shell, cap-shaped (patelliform) shape)

Sponge-bored Bivalve Fragment (specifically, an eroded portion of a Giant Atlantic Cockle or similar heavy clam shell perforated by boring sponges) - Cliona sp. (boring sponge trace on indeterminate bivalve shell fragment)

Sponge-bored Bivalve Fragment (specifically, an eroded portion of a Giant Atlantic Cockle or similar heavy clam shell pe...

Lace Murex or Rose Murex (Extremely eroded/borer-damaged specimen) - Chicoreus florifer

Lace Murex or Rose Murex (Extremely eroded/borer-damaged specimen) (Gastropod (univalve) whole shell, highly modified an...

Coquina Clam or Butterfly Clam (also known as Donax shell) - Donax variabilis

Coquina Clam or Butterfly Clam (also known as Donax shell) (Bivalve (two-shelled clam), whole single valve shown, triang...

Sunray Venus Clam - Macrocallista maculata

Sunray Venus Clam (Bivalve, whole shell, oval-elongate shape)

Pen Shell (also known as Fan Shell or Razor Clam fragment) - Atrina rigida (Stiff Pen Shell)

Pen Shell (also known as Fan Shell or Razor Clam fragment) (Bivalve (two-shelled), specifically a shell fragment with a ...

Sea Urchin Test (specifically Atlantic Sea Urchin or similar irregular/regular urchin test, often referred to locally as a sand dollar relative or sea egg) - Arbacia punctulata (Punctured Sea Urchin) or similar echinoid

Sea Urchin Test (specifically Atlantic Sea Urchin or similar irregular/regular urchin test, often referred to locally as...

Knobbed Whelk (Alternate names: Giant Whelk, Whelk) - Busycon carica

Knobbed Whelk (Alternate names: Giant Whelk, Whelk) (Gastropod univalve whole shell with a spiral shape)

Scotch Bonnet (Alternate names: Star Shell, Bonnet Snail) - Semicassis granulata

Scotch Bonnet (Alternate names: Star Shell, Bonnet Snail) (Gastropod (snail/univalve), whole shell, spiral shape)