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Jewel Box (specifically the Leafy Jewel Box) - Chama macerophylla

Jewel Box (specifically the Leafy Jewel Box) (Bivalve (thick-shelled, sedentary clam). This is a single valve (one half)...

Queen Conch (Juvenile Spire Fragment) - Aliger gigas (formerly Strombus gigas)

Queen Conch (Juvenile Spire Fragment) (Gastropod (Fragment); specifically the apex/spire portion of the shell showing a ...

Antillean Keyhole Limpet (also known as the Star Limpet) - Diodora cayenensis

Antillean Keyhole Limpet (also known as the Star Limpet) (Gastropod; specifically a patelliform (limpet-shaped) univalve...

Cayenne Keyhole Limpet - Diodora cayenensis

Cayenne Keyhole Limpet (Gastropod (Univalve); Cap-shaped/Conical dorsal shell fragment with a central apical perforation...

Atlantic Yellow Cowrie (Beach-worn) - Naria spurca acicularis (Confidence: High)

Atlantic Yellow Cowrie (Beach-worn) (Gastropod (snail/univalve); Shell fragment of a dorsum and partial lip)

White Baby's Ear or Caribbean Semi-enclosed Lucine - Lucina pensylvanica (confidence 85%)

White Baby's Ear or Caribbean Semi-enclosed Lucine (Bivalve (Two-shelled); this specimen is a single valve with a sub-ci...

Fragment of Caribbean Jewel Box (also known as the Leafy Jewel Box) - Chama macerophylla (90% confidence based on Cancun locality and texture)

Fragment of Caribbean Jewel Box (also known as the Leafy Jewel Box) (Bivalve (fragment); originally a two-shelled sessil...

Bleeding Tooth or Virgin Nerite (Operculum) - Nerita peloronta or Nerita tessellata (Likely Operculum)

Bleeding Tooth or Virgin Nerite (Operculum) (Gastropod Operculum (the 'trapdoor' of a snail). Shape: Semi-circular/D-sha...

Queen Conch fragment (Siphonal Canal / Spire Spike) - Aliger gigas (formerly Strombus gigas)

Queen Conch fragment (Siphonal Canal / Spire Spike) (Gastropod fragment (Incomplete); specific part is likely a section ...

Turban Shell Operculum (Cat's Eye or Mermaid's Penny) - Likely Lithopoma phoebium (confidence 85%)

Turban Shell Operculum (Cat's Eye or Mermaid's Penny) (Operculum (Calcareous plate); Gastropod accessory)

Bleeding Tooth (Operculum or 'Shiva's Eye') - Nerita peloronta

Bleeding Tooth (Operculum or 'Shiva's Eye') (Operculum (The calcareous 'door' or lid of a gastropod shell))

Checkered Nerite (heavily eroded) - Nerita tessellata

Checkered Nerite (heavily eroded) (Gastropod (univalve); globose/semispherical shape)

Fighting Conch operculum (also known as a Claw or Trapdoor) - Strombus alatus (most likely given the Florida/Caribbean context)

Fighting Conch operculum (also known as a Claw or Trapdoor) (Gastropod Operculum (the 'trapdoor' part of a snail, not th...

Tegula Operculum (often referred to as a Caribbean Eye or 'Shiva's Eye') - Tegula excavata (confidence: 90%)

Tegula Operculum (often referred to as a Caribbean Eye or 'Shiva's Eye') (Gastropod Operculum (the 'trapdoor' of a sea s...

Nutmeg Shell (juvenile Common Nutmeg) - Cancellaria reticulata

Nutmeg Shell (juvenile Common Nutmeg) (Gastropod (univalve); whole shell; spiral/ovate shape)

Antillean Scallop (also known as the Spear Scallop) - Bractechlamys antillarum

Antillean Scallop (also known as the Spear Scallop) (Bivalve (Two-shelled); this specimen is a single valve (either left...

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

Caribbean Dove Snail (also known as the Common Dove Shell) (Gastropod (univalve); whole shell with a globose, ovate-coni...

Florida Fighting Conch (Juvenile) - Strombus alatus

Florida Fighting Conch (Juvenile) (Gastropod; juvenile whole shell with a spiral fusiform shape and elongated siphonal c...

Antigona Rigida (formerly Princess Venus or Rigid Venus) - Antigona rigida (Confidence: 95%)

Antigona Rigida (formerly Princess Venus or Rigid Venus) (Bivalve (single valve, fan/sub-circular shaped))

Pruinose Marginella (also known as the Snowy Marginella) - Prunum apicinum (Confidence Level: 90%)

Pruinose Marginella (also known as the Snowy Marginella) (Gastropod (snail); Whole shell; Oval/Teardrop shape)

Costate Horn Snail, also known as the Ribbed Cerith or Little Horn Shell - Cerithidea costata (85% confidence based on morphology and location)

Costate Horn Snail, also known as the Ribbed Cerith or Little Horn Shell (Gastropod (univalve); whole shell with an elon...

Tessellated Harp or Caribbean Harp - Morum oniscus

Tessellated Harp or Caribbean Harp (Gastropod (univalve); whole shell with a globose, somewhat conical shape and a low s...

Wide-Mouthed Purpura, Rustic Rock Shell - Plicopurpura patula

Wide-Mouthed Purpura, Rustic Rock Shell (Gastropod (univalve); whole shell of globose/oval shape with a very large apert...

Atlantic Moon Snail (Shark's Eye fragment) - Neverita duplicata (formerly Polinices duplicatus)

Atlantic Moon Snail (Shark's Eye fragment) (Gastropod (slug/snail); This specimen is a broken fragment consisting only o...

Antiguan Arc, White Miniature Arc - Barbatia domingensis, confidence level 92%

Antiguan Arc, White Miniature Arc (Bivalve (Two-shelled); specifically one valve (half) of a fan/almond shaped shell wit...

Cross-barred Venus (alternately known as the Cancellate Venus) - Leukoma cancellata

Cross-barred Venus (alternately known as the Cancellate Venus) (Bivalve (Two-shelled); this specimen is a single valve w...

Princess Venus, Cancellate Venus, Cross-hatched Venus - Antigona listeri

Princess Venus, Cancellate Venus, Cross-hatched Venus (Bivalve (single valve shown). Sub-ovate/heart-shaped when both va...

Checkered Cockle (also known as the Chequered Cockle) - Americardia media

Checkered Cockle (also known as the Chequered Cockle) (Bivalve (Single valve present); Shape: Sub-quadrate, heart-shaped...

Kitten's Paw (also known as the Plicate Oyster) - Plicatula gibbosa (Confidence: 95%)

Kitten's Paw (also known as the Plicate Oyster) (Bivalve (two-shelled). The specimen shown is a single valve (either lef...

Caribbean Ark (also known as the Incongruous Ark) - Anadara brasiliana

Caribbean Ark (also known as the Incongruous Ark) (Bivalve (Single valve fragment, likely a right valve). Shape: Subquad...

Buttercup Lucine, Pennsylvania Lucine - Lucina pensylvanica (95% confidence)

Buttercup Lucine, Pennsylvania Lucine (Bivalve (single valve); shape is sub-circular to heart-shaped (cordate) with a di...

Yellow Cowrie (also known as the Atlantic Yellow Cowrie) - Naria spurca (formerly Erosaria spurca acicularis)

Yellow Cowrie (also known as the Atlantic Yellow Cowrie) (Gastropod; Univalve. Shape: Oval, dorsally convex (dome-shaped...

Princess Venus Clam, Imperial Venus - Lirophora paphia

Princess Venus Clam, Imperial Venus (Bivalve (Single Valve); Fan-shaped/Triangular-ovate)

Lightning Whelk (Juvenile) - Sinistrofulgur sinistrum

Lightning Whelk (Juvenile) (Gastropod (univalve); whole juvenile shell with a sinistral (left-handed) spiral shape.)

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

Calico Scallop (also known as the Speckled Scallop) (Bivalve (two-shelled); this specimen is a single valve (half-shell)...

Lightning Whelk - Busycon sinistrum

Lightning Whelk (Gastropod (univalve); Spiral/Pyriform shape; Sinistral (left-handed) opening.)

Moonsnail or Moon Shell (specifically the Pear-shaped Moon Snail) - Mammilla simiae

Moonsnail or Moon Shell (specifically the Pear-shaped Moon Snail) (Gastropod (univalve); Globular/Spiral shape with a lo...

Pearlite Moon Snail (also known as the Pearly Moon Snail or Polished Moon) - Mammilla simiae

Pearlite Moon Snail (also known as the Pearly Moon Snail or Polished Moon) (Gastropod (Marine Snail); Globular-ovate spi...

Florida Fighting Conch (Juvenile) - Strombus alatus (Confidence: 90%)

Florida Fighting Conch (Juvenile) (Gastropod (Univalve); Juvenile specimen with an 'immature' or 'thin lip' spiral shape...

Common Dove Shell - Columbella mercatoria

Common Dove Shell (Gastropod (univalve); ovate-conical shape with a thickened outer lip.)

Checkered Nerite, Bleeding Tooth relative - Nerita tessellata (Confidence: 95%)

Checkered Nerite, Bleeding Tooth relative (Gastropod (Marine Snail); Spiraled globular shape with a very low spire.)

Atlantic Slippersnail (also known as Boat Shell, Quarterdeck, or Fornicating Slipper Snail) - Crepidula fornicata

Atlantic Slippersnail (also known as Boat Shell, Quarterdeck, or Fornicating Slipper Snail) (Gastropod (univalve) with a...