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Dwarf Triton, also known as the Mower's Triton or Muricetriton - Monoplex parthenopeus

Dwarf Triton, also known as the Mower's Triton or Muricetriton (Gastropod univalve, whole shell with a fusiform or elong...

Common Drill or Oyster Drill - Urosalpinx cinerea

Common Drill or Oyster Drill (Gastropod, whole shell, fusiform spiral shape)

Sunray Venus Clam - Macrocallista nimbosa

Sunray Venus Clam (Bivalve (two-shelled clam), whole shell valves, oval to elongate shape)

Organ Pipe Coral / Tubipora musica (Note: Technically a coral skeleton, often collected and studied alongside shells by beachcombers) - Tubipora musica

Organ Pipe Coral / Tubipora musica (Note: Technically a coral skeleton, often collected and studied alongside shells by ...

West Indian Fighting Conch (also known as the Rooster-tail Conch) - Strombus pugilis

West Indian Fighting Conch (also known as the Rooster-tail Conch) (Gastropod (snail/univalve), whole shell, spiral shape...

Calico Scallop (Alternate names: Atlantic Calico Scallop) - Argopecten gibbus

Calico Scallop (Alternate names: Atlantic Calico Scallop) (Bivalve (two-shelled), whole individual valve, fan-shaped dis...

Common Atlantic Dogwinkle, also known as the Atlantic Dogwhelk - Nucella lapillus

Common Atlantic Dogwinkle, also known as the Atlantic Dogwhelk (Gastropod, whole shell, spiral shape)

Common Dog Whelk / Atlantic Dogwinkle - Nucella lapillus

Common Dog Whelk / Atlantic Dogwinkle (Gastropod, whole shell, spiral shape)

Checkered Nerite, also known as Tessellated Nerite - Nerita tessellata

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

Common Atlantic Pyramis, Dwarf Whelk, or similar small gastropod - Most likely a small intertidal gastropod species, such as a dove snail or small whelk (Confidence level: Moderate)

Common Atlantic Pyramis, Dwarf Whelk, or similar small gastropod (Gastropod (spiral shape, whole shell))

Turban Shell (also known as Star Shell or Cat's Eye) - Turbo castanea (Chestnut Turban) - likely juvenile specimen

Turban Shell (also known as Star Shell or Cat's Eye) (Gastropod univalve, whole shell, turbinate or globular spiral shap...

Dwarf Tritons Trumpet or Hairy Triton / Cancellate Cantharus - Engina mendicaria or related small cancellate buccinid/colubrariid snails (specifically miniature netted or ribbed whelks)

Dwarf Tritons Trumpet or Hairy Triton / Cancellate Cantharus (Gastropod (snail/univalve), whole shells, spiral shape wit...

Dove Shell (also known as Dove Snail) - Columbella mercatoria

Dove Shell (also known as Dove Snail) (Gastropod (univalve) whole shell, spiral shape)

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 mollusk), fan/oval-shaped single valve)

Atlantic Winged Oyster / Atlantic Pearl Oyster (also known as Pteria colymbus) - Pteria colymbus

Atlantic Winged Oyster / Atlantic Pearl Oyster (also known as Pteria colymbus) (Bivalve, whole shell, asymmetrical fan/w...

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

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

Calico Scallop (Atlantic Calico Scallop) - Argopecten gibbus

Calico Scallop (Atlantic Calico Scallop) (Bivalve (two-shelled clam), whole single valve, fan or disc shape)

Cockle Shell (Heart Cockle) - Trachycardium egmontianum

Cockle Shell (Heart Cockle) (Bivalve (two-shelled), whole shell, fan-shaped)

Paper Nautilus or Argonaut (specifically an egg case/shell) - Argonauta argo

Paper Nautilus or Argonaut (specifically an egg case/shell) (Cephalopod, whole egg case shell, laterally compressed and ...

Paper Nautilus (Argonaut shell) - Argonauta argo

Paper Nautilus (Argonaut shell) (Cephalopod, whole egg case/shell, boat-shaped and laterally compressed)

Pacific Giant Cockle or Egg Cockle - Clinocardium nuttallii

Pacific Giant Cockle or Egg Cockle (Bivalve (two-shelled), whole shell, heart-shaped or obliquely oval)

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

Atlantic Calico Scallop (also known simply as Calico Scallop) (Bivalve (two-shelled), whole individual shells with a fan...

Quahog Clam Fragments / Wampum Shards - Mercenaria mercenaria

Quahog Clam Fragments / Wampum Shards (Bivalve fragment, irregular disc-like shape)

Atlantic Deep Sea Scallop / St. James Shell - Placopecten magellanicus

Atlantic Deep Sea Scallop / St. James Shell (Bivalve (two-shelled), whole shell, fan-shaped)

Sunray Venus Clam - Macrocallista maculata

Sunray Venus Clam (Bivalve, single valve, ovate-elliptical 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 shell, irregular...

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

Ocean Quahog (also known as Mahogany Clam, Black Clam, or Iceland Quahog) (Bivalve (two-shelled clam), whole shell valve...

Pacific Littleneck Clam (also known as native littleneck, rock clam, or steamer) - Protothaca staminea

Pacific Littleneck Clam (also known as native littleneck, rock clam, or steamer) (Bivalve (two-shelled clam), whole sing...

Cross-barred Venus Clam - Chione cancellata

Cross-barred Venus Clam (Bivalve, whole shell, fan-shaped to roughly triangular)

Smooth Duck Clam or Lateral Duck Clam - Anatina anatina

Smooth Duck Clam or Lateral Duck Clam (Bivalve (clam/two-shelled), whole shell, ovate to triangular fan shape)

Keyhole Limpet (also known as Shield Limpet or Owl Limpet depending on exact species) - Fissurella barbadensis (Barbados Keyhole Limpet) and Lottia gigantea (Owl Limpet)

Keyhole Limpet (also known as Shield Limpet or Owl Limpet depending on exact species) (Gastropod (univalve), whole shell...

Keyhole Limpet - Fissurella barbadensis

Keyhole Limpet (Gastropod, whole shell, oval cone shape with an apical perforation)

Common Cockle (also known as the Edible Cockle) - Cerastoderma edule

Common Cockle (also known as the Edible Cockle) (Bivalve (two-shelled), whole single valve shown, fan/heart-shaped profi...

Common Periwinkle (Littorina littorea) - Littorina littorea

Common Periwinkle (Littorina littorea) (Gastropod univalve with a spiral shape, whole shell)

Moon Snail (Shark Eye / Atlantic Moon Snail) - Neverita duplicata

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

Calico Clam (also known as the Calico Scallop or young Ark Shell depending on region, but features match a small subglobose bivalve variant) - Argopecten gibbus

Calico Clam (also known as the Calico Scallop or young Ark Shell depending on region, but features match a small subglob...

Keyhole Limpet or similar limpet species - Fissurella barbadensis (Barbados Keyhole Limpet)

Keyhole Limpet or similar limpet species (Gastropod (univalve) with a conical, cap-shaped form)

Blue Mussel (also known as Common Mussel) - Mytilus edulis

Blue Mussel (also known as Common Mussel) (Bivalve (two-shelled), whole shell, wedge-shaped)

Jewel Box Shell (also known as Leafy Jewel Box or Atlantic Jewel Box) - Chama macerophylla

Jewel Box Shell (also known as Leafy Jewel Box or Atlantic Jewel Box) (Bivalve, whole asymmetrical cemented shells, irre...

Staghorn Coral or Bryozoan Colony Fragments (Often referred to informally as coral or calcareous marine debris) - Incertae sedis (Marine invertebrate structural fragments)

Staghorn Coral or Bryozoan Colony Fragments (Often referred to informally as coral or calcareous marine debris) (Marine ...

Weathered Oyster Shell Fragments and Coral Rubble - Various species (primarily Ostreidae family fragments)

Weathered Oyster Shell Fragments and Coral Rubble (Bivalve fragments and calcium carbonate substrate)

Brown Turban Snail or Checkered Turban (Alternate: Black Turban Snail) - Tegula funebralis (or similar Tegula species)

Brown Turban Snail or Checkered Turban (Alternate: Black Turban Snail) (Gastropod univalve, whole spiral shell)