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Marlinspike Auger (also known as the Spotted Auger) - Terebra maculata

Marlinspike Auger (also known as the Spotted Auger) (Gastropod (snail/univalve), high-spired elongated turret/cone shape...

Black Shield Limpet (also known as Keyhole Limpet or Carved Limpet) - Fissurella volcano (or related large Fissurellidae/Patellidae species like Cymbula nigra depending on region)

Black Shield Limpet (also known as Keyhole Limpet or Carved Limpet) (Gastropod (univalve/limpet). It is a complete speci...

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

Queen Conch (also known as Pink Conch) (Gastropod (Univalve marine snail). Whole shell featuring a large, flared outer l...

Shark Eye, Northern Moon Snail, Atlantic Moon Snail - Neverita duplicata (formerly Polinices duplicatus)

Shark Eye, Northern Moon Snail, Atlantic Moon Snail (Gastropod (univalve snail), complete shell with missing operculum. ...

Dog Whelk (Atlantic Dogwinkle) - Nucella lapillus

Dog Whelk (Atlantic Dogwinkle) (Gastropod (univalve sea snail); whole shell with spiral/oval shape)

Lightning Whelk (also known as Sinistral Whelk or Left-Handed Whelk) - Sinistrofulgur sinistrum (formerly Busycon sinistrum)

Lightning Whelk (also known as Sinistral Whelk or Left-Handed Whelk) (Gastropod (univalve, left-handed/sinistral spiral ...

Noble Volute - Cymbiola nobilis

Noble Volute (Gastropod (univalve/marine snail). Whole shell with a heavy, solid, elongated spiral shape.)

Bailer Shell (specifically Melon Shell / Indian Volute) - Melo melo (high confidence)

Bailer Shell (specifically Melon Shell / Indian Volute) (Gastropod (univalve sea snail). This is a complete whole shell ...

Junonia (also known as the Junonia Volute) - Scaphella junonia

Junonia (also known as the Junonia Volute) (Gastropod (univalve, marine sea snail). Complete spindle-shaped/fusiform she...

Tiger Cowrie - Cypraea tigris

Tiger Cowrie (Gastropod (univalve/snail). Whole shell, egg-shaped/ovoid with an inflated, highly glossy dome.)

Map Cowrie - Leporicypraea mappa

Map Cowrie (Gastropod (univalve snail). Whole shell, oval/egg-shaped dome shell.)

Alphabet Cone (or Leopard Cone / Lettered Cone derivative) - Conus sp. (likely Conus spurius or Conus litteratus)

Alphabet Cone (or Leopard Cone / Lettered Cone derivative) (Gastropod (univalve / sea snail). Whole specimen with classi...

Silver-Mouth Turban (also known as Marbled Turban or Tapestry Turban Shell) - Turbo argyrostomus (Confidence: 90%)

Silver-Mouth Turban (also known as Marbled Turban or Tapestry Turban Shell) (Gastropod (Univalve) - Whole shell with vis...

Arabic Volute (also known as the Arabian Volute) - Alcithoe arabica (Confidence Level: High)

Arabic Volute (also known as the Arabian Volute) (Gastropod (univalve sea snail). Whole specimen with a solid fusiform/e...

Queen Conch (Eroded/Fossilized Lip Fragment) - Aliger gigas (formerly Strombus gigas) (Confidence: Moderate to High based on thick shell lip wall morphology)

Queen Conch (Eroded/Fossilized Lip Fragment) (Gastropod (univalve) fragment; specifically an eroded piece of the flared ...

Sundial Shell (Common Sundial, Clear Sundial) - Architectonica perspectiva (90% confidence based on spiral umbilical pattern and brownish bands)

Sundial Shell (Common Sundial, Clear Sundial) (Gastropod (snail/univalve), whole shell shown in apical (top-down view), ...

Chestnut Turban Operculum (Cat's Eye) - Lithopoma tuber / Turbo castanea (Confidence: High)

Chestnut Turban Operculum (Cat's Eye) (Gastropod Operculum (a calcareous trapdoor/lid structure, not the outer shell bod...

Hard Clam, Quahog, Northern Quahog, Round Clam - Mercenaria mercenaria (High confidence)

Hard Clam, Quahog, Northern Quahog, Round Clam (Bivalve (single valve, exterior view). Shape is thick, heavy, subovate t...

Ocean Quahog (also known as Quahog, Black Clam, Mahogany Clam) - Arctica islandica

Ocean Quahog (also known as Quahog, Black Clam, Mahogany Clam) (Bivalve (single valve shown, disarticulated); rounded to...

Quahog (Northern Quahog, Hard Clam) - Mercenaria mercenaria

Quahog (Northern Quahog, Hard Clam) (Bivalve (single valve, exterior side view). Shape is ovate-trigonal (thick, rounded...

Atlantic Deer Cowrie (also known as the Deer Cowry) - Macrocypraea cervus (High confidence)

Atlantic Deer Cowrie (also known as the Deer Cowry) (Gastropod (univalve / marine snail). Whole shell, classic egg-shape...

Pink Sea Urchin Test (Sea Biscuit / Alfonso Urchin) - Echinometra mathaei / Strongylocentrotus purpuratus (or related Toxopneustidae / Echinidae urchin species)

Pink Sea Urchin Test (Sea Biscuit / Alfonso Urchin) (Echinoderm exoskeleton (Test). Shape: Globular / hemispherical test...

Flat Zirfaea or White Dosinia (Common Venus Clam) - Dosinia discus

Flat Zirfaea or White Dosinia (Common Venus Clam) (Bivalve; these are single valves (separated halves). Shape is discoid...

Calico Scallop (Atlantic Calico Scallop) - Argopecten gibbus

Calico Scallop (Atlantic Calico Scallop) (Bivalve (Fan-shaped single valve))

Atlantic Surf Clam (also known as Hen Clam, Bar Clam, or Skimmer Clam) - Spisula solidissima (Confidence: 95%)

Atlantic Surf Clam (also known as Hen Clam, Bar Clam, or Skimmer Clam) (Bivalve (single valve shown). Triangular/ovate s...

Broad Atlantic Augur (alternate: Gray Augur) - Hastula hastata (identifiable by typical silhouette, approximately 85% confidence due to photo blurriness)

Broad Atlantic Augur (alternate: Gray Augur) (Gastropod; whole shell; high-spired/elongate conical shape)

Coral Rock (Petrified/Weathered Coral Fragment) - Likely Porites sp. or Siderastrea sp. (Coral skeleton)

Coral Rock (Petrified/Weathered Coral Fragment) (Coral Skeletal Fragment (Calcium Carbonate Exoskeleton))

Carrier Shell / Cement Shell (Agglutinated specimen) - Xenophora sp. (Likely Xenophora conchyliophora, the American Carrier Shell)

Carrier Shell / Cement Shell (Agglutinated specimen) (Gastropod (snail) - Agglutinated/Encrusted specimen)

Coquina, Wedge Shell, or Bean Clam - Donax variabilis (Confidence: 85%)

Coquina, Wedge Shell, or Bean Clam (Bivalve (Clam/Two-shelled); Wedge-shaped/Triangular)

Coquina, Wedge Shell, Butterfly Shell - Donax variabilis (65% confidence; specimen is heavily eroded)

Coquina, Wedge Shell, Butterfly Shell (Bivalve (two-shelled). Specimen is a single valve (one half), wedge-shaped and sl...

Angular Wentletrap or Carrier Snail fragment (with encrustations) - Likely Xenophora sp. (Carrier Snail) or Epitonium sp. fragment covered in biofouling; 40% confidence due to heavy encrustation.

Angular Wentletrap or Carrier Snail fragment (with encrustations) (Gastropod (snail/univalve); Fragment with heavy miner...

Snipe's Head Murex (also known as the Snipe-bill Murex) - Haustellum haustellum (formerly Murex haustellum)

Snipe's Head Murex (also known as the Snipe-bill Murex) (Gastropod (univalve); Spiral with a very long siphonal canal; W...

Spotted Babylon or Indian Babylon (often called 'Ivory Shell') - Babylonia spirata (Confidence level: 95%)

Spotted Babylon or Indian Babylon (often called 'Ivory Shell') (Gastropod (univalve); Spiral-ovate whole shell with a po...

Calico Scallop (Sun-bleached / Fossilized appearance) - Argopecten gibbus (Likely, 85% confidence)

Calico Scallop (Sun-bleached / Fossilized appearance) (Bivalve (Two-shelled); Fan-shaped/Subcircular; Single valve prese...

Atlantic Strawberry Cockle - Americardia media

Atlantic Strawberry Cockle (Bivalve (Two-shelled); this is a single valve (half of a whole shell), fan-shaped/triangular...

Extinct Oyster (Fossilized Eastern Oyster) - Crassostrea virginica (Fossilized)

Extinct Oyster (Fossilized Eastern Oyster) (Bivalve (Fragment); Fossilized oyster hinge/beak portion)

Quahog (Hard-shell Clam) Fragment (specifically a 'Mercenaria' shard) - Mercenaria mercenaria (Confidence: 95%)

Quahog (Hard-shell Clam) Fragment (specifically a 'Mercenaria' shard) (Bivalve (Fragment); Wedge-shaped shard of a heavy...

Coquina, Variable Coquina, Donax Clam - Donax variabilis

Coquina, Variable Coquina, Donax Clam (Bivalve (single valve shown); wedge-shaped or triangular.)

Broad-Ribbed Carditid (also known as the Broad-Ribbed Cardita) - Carditamera floridana

Broad-Ribbed Carditid (also known as the Broad-Ribbed Cardita) (Bivalve (clams, scallops, etc.); Single valve present; S...

Chestnut Cowrie - Neobernaya spadicea

Chestnut Cowrie (Gastropod (Univalve); Oval/Globose shape with a narrow, toothed aperture.)

Veined Rapa Whelk (also known as the Rapana or Asian Rapa Whelk) - Rapana venosa

Veined Rapa Whelk (also known as the Rapana or Asian Rapa Whelk) (Gastropod (univalve snail) with a heavy, globose spira...

Screw Shell, Great Screw Shell, Awl Shell - Turritella terebra

Screw Shell, Great Screw Shell, Awl Shell (Gastropod (univalve); Spiral/Auger-shaped. This is a whole shell specimen.)