All Sea Shells

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Moon Shell Clam (Predated Bivalve / Shark Eye / Sunray Venus Valve) - Macrocallista nimbosa (Likely valve, showing a predatory drill hole)

Moon Shell Clam (Predated Bivalve / Shark Eye / Sunray Venus Valve) (Bivalve (two-shelled clam), whole single valve (hal...

Cross-barred Venus Clam - Chione cancellata

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

Edible Cockle (Common Cockle) - Cerastoderma edule

Edible Cockle (Common Cockle) (Bivalve, whole shell, heart-shaped when viewed from the side, inflated rounded form)

Prickly Cockle, also known as the Isocardia Heart Cockle or Egg Cockle - Trachycardium egmontianum

Prickly Cockle, also known as the Isocardia Heart Cockle or Egg Cockle (Bivalve (two-shelled clam), whole shell, heart-s...

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

Calico Scallop (also known as the Calico Clam) (Bivalve (two-shelled clam), whole shell, asymmetrical fan-shaped valve)

Ribbed Mussel (also known as the Atlantic Ribbed Mussel) - Geukensia demissa

Ribbed Mussel (also known as the Atlantic Ribbed Mussel) (Bivalve (two-shelled), whole shell, asymmetrical oblong or wed...

Alphabet Cone (also known as Alphabet Conus) - Conus alphonsi

Alphabet Cone (also known as Alphabet Conus) (Gastropod (univalve), whole shell, conical shape)

Crown Conch (Melongena corona) - Melongena corona

Crown Conch (Melongena corona) (Gastropod, whole shell, spiral shape)

Crown Conch - Melongena corona

Crown Conch (Gastropod (univalve) with a spiral shape)

Crown Conch (Melongena corona) - Melongena corona

Crown Conch (Melongena corona) (Gastropod (univalve) with a spiral shape, whole shell)

Zebra Nerite / Zebra Snail - Vittina virginea

Zebra Nerite / Zebra Snail (Gastropod (snail/univalve), whole shell, spiral shape)

Turban Shell (also commonly known as Turban Snail or Green Turban) - Turbo chrysostomus

Turban Shell (also commonly known as Turban Snail or Green Turban) (Gastropod (univalve snail), whole shell, turbinate o...

Knobbed Whelk (also known as Knobbed Giant Whelk) - Busycon carica

Knobbed Whelk (also known as Knobbed Giant Whelk) (Gastropod univalve with a spiral shape, whole shell)

Button Snail, also known as the Pyramidal Snail or Sundial Snail - Architectonica nobilis

Button Snail, also known as the Pyramidal Snail or Sundial Snail (Gastropod, whole shell, flat-spired disc shape)

Wentletrap, Noble Wentletrap, or Sundial Snail - Architectonica nobilis

Wentletrap, Noble Wentletrap, or Sundial Snail (Gastropod (univalve), whole shell, flattened spiral disc shape)

American Star Shell, also known as the Long-spined Star Shell - Lithopoma americana

American Star Shell, also known as the Long-spined Star Shell (Gastropod (univalve), whole shell with a turbinate or dep...

Tegula Shell, also known as Top Snail - Tegula funebralis (Black Turban Snail)

Tegula Shell, also known as Top Snail (Gastropod (snail/univalve), whole shell, conical shape)

Checkered Periwinkle (also known as the Tretorn or Zebra Periwinkle) - Littorina scutulata

Checkered Periwinkle (also known as the Tretorn or Zebra Periwinkle) (Gastropod, whole spiral shell)

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

Checkered Nerite, also known as the Common Nerite or Tessellated Nerite (Gastropod (snail/univalve), whole shell, ovate ...

American Star Shell (Also known as the Long-spined Star Shell or Stella) - Lithopoma americanum (formerly Astraea americana)

American Star Shell (Also known as the Long-spined Star Shell or Stella) (Gastropod univalve, whole shell with a heavy, ...

Green Turban Snail (also known as the Snakehead Turban) - Lunella smaragdus

Green Turban Snail (also known as the Snakehead Turban) (Gastropod, whole shell, spiral shape)

Scotch Bonnet (Also known as the Banded Tun or Atlantic Scotch Bonnet) - Phalium granulatum

Scotch Bonnet (Also known as the Banded Tun or Atlantic Scotch Bonnet) (Gastropod (univalve snail), whole shell, ovate o...

Common Atlantic Baby Ear, also known as Paper Fig Shell or Common Sundial relative - Ficus papyratia

Common Atlantic Baby Ear, also known as Paper Fig Shell or Common Sundial relative (Gastropod univalve, whole shell with...

Lettered Olive (Olive Shell) - Americoliva sayana

Lettered Olive (Olive Shell) (Gastropod (univalve), whole shell, cylindrical or olive-shaped shape)

Calico Scallop (Alternating Calico Scallop) - Argopecten gibbus

Calico Scallop (Alternating Calico Scallop) (Bivalve, whole individual valve, fan-shaped disc)

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

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

Smooth Duck Clam or Yellow Clam (Labellona laevigata / Labellona undulata) - Labellona laevigata

Smooth Duck Clam or Yellow Clam (Labellona laevigata / Labellona undulata) (Bivalve (two-shelled clam), whole shell, elo...

Keyhole Urchin, also commonly known as the Five-Hole Keyhole Urchin or Keyhole Sand Dollar - Mellita quinquiesperforata

Keyhole Urchin, also commonly known as the Five-Hole Keyhole Urchin or Keyhole Sand Dollar (Echinoid test (endoskeleton/...

Keyhole Urchin, also known as the Five-Hole Keyhole Urchin or Sea Biscuit - Mellita quinquiesperforata

Keyhole Urchin, also known as the Five-Hole Keyhole Urchin or Sea Biscuit (Echinoid test (endoskeleton of a marine inver...

Not a seashell, but an Amethyst Geode or Agate-Amethyst Nodule - N/A (Mineral specimen, not a biological organism)

Not a seashell, but an Amethyst Geode or Agate-Amethyst Nodule (N/A - This is a polished mineral geode cross-section, no...

Keyhole Urchin, also known as the Five-Hole Keyhole Urchin or Keyhole Sand Dollar - Mellita quinquiesperforata

Keyhole Urchin, also known as the Five-Hole Keyhole Urchin or Keyhole Sand Dollar (Echinoid test (endoskeleton, flattene...

Red Abalone (also known as Giant Abalone) - Haliotis rufescens

Red Abalone (also known as Giant Abalone) (Gastropod (univalve), whole shell, ear-shaped or oval shape)

Lined Tellin or similar tellin shell - Tellina radiata (or related tellin species)

Lined Tellin or similar tellin shell (Bivalve (two-shelled), oval to elongate shape, single valve visible)

Scotch Bonnet Fragments / Scallop Shell Fragments - Likely Argopecten irradians (Bay Scallop) or Nodipecten nodosus (Lion's Paw) shell fragments

Scotch Bonnet Fragments / Scallop Shell Fragments (Bivalve (two-shelled) shell fragments exhibiting distinct fan-like ra...

Common Atlantic Slippshells or heavy oyster fragments - Crassostrea virginica (Eastern Oyster) or similar bivalve fragments

Common Atlantic Slippshells or heavy oyster fragments (Bivalve, weathered shell fragments, irregular shape)

Queen Conch (lip fragment) - Aliger gigas (formerly Strombus gigas)

Queen Conch (lip fragment) (Gastropod fragment, specifically a thick piece from the expanded outer lip)

Dwarf Dove Shell or Spotted Dove Shell - Pyrene scripta

Dwarf Dove Shell or Spotted Dove Shell (Gastropod (spiral shape, univalve, whole shell))

Crown Conch (Alternate: King's Crown) - Melongena corona

Crown Conch (Alternate: King's Crown) (Gastropod (univalve, whole spiral shell))

White Baby's Ear, White Slipper Shell, or Lunule Slipper Snail - Crepidula plana

White Baby's Ear, White Slipper Shell, or Lunule Slipper Snail (Gastropod (univalve), whole shell, cap-shaped or slipper...

Paper Bubble Shell (also known as the Striated Bubble or Bulla) - Bulla striata

Paper Bubble Shell (also known as the Striated Bubble or Bulla) (Gastropod (univalve), whole shell, bulbous and oval sha...

Turret Shell / Auger Shell - Terebra maculata (or related turritellid species)

Turret Shell / Auger Shell (Gastropod (snail/univalve), whole shell, high-spired spiral shape)

Calico Scallop - Argopecten gibbus

Calico Scallop (Bivalve (two-shelled), whole individual valve, fan-shaped)