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Queen Conch (alternate names: Pink Conch, Caracol Rosado) - Aliger gigas (formerly Strombus gigas)

Queen Conch (alternate names: Pink Conch, Caracol Rosado) (Gastropod (univalve); whole shell with a highly flared, winge...

Queen Conch (alternately Pink Conch or Caribbean Conch) - Aliger gigas (formerly Strombus gigas)

Queen Conch (alternately Pink Conch or Caribbean Conch) (Gastropod (univalve snail); Fragmented specimen (spire and most...

Artificial Ceramic Shell Dish / Glazed Pottery (Not a biological shell) - N/A (Man-made object)

Artificial Ceramic Shell Dish / Glazed Pottery (Not a biological shell) (Decorative bowl mimicking a bivalve shape (Cera...

King Helmet, Emperor Helmet - Cassis tuberosa

King Helmet, Emperor Helmet (Gastropod (univalve); Triangular shell with a large, thickened parietal shield and a narrow...

Queen Conch (Pink Conch) - Aliger gigas (formerly Strombus gigas)

Queen Conch (Pink Conch) (Gastropod (univalve); massive spiral shell with a flared outer lip.)

Spider Conch, Common Spider Conch - Lambis lambis

Spider Conch, Common Spider Conch (Gastropod (Univalve); Spiral shell with large digitations (fingers))

Flat Oyster, Pacific Oyster Fragment - Magallana gigas (formerly Crassostrea gigas)

Flat Oyster, Pacific Oyster Fragment (Bivalve (fragment). Specifically, a portion of the lower (left) valve showing the ...

Pacific Moon Snail (Alternate: Lewis's Moon Snail) - Neverita lewisii (Confidence: 85%)

Pacific Moon Snail (Alternate: Lewis's Moon Snail) (Gastropod (Univalve); this specimen is a large body-whorl fragment. ...

Yellow Nerite, Dwarf Olive Nerite, or Common Periwink - Nerita fulgurans (Yellow morph) or Naticarius sp.

Yellow Nerite, Dwarf Olive Nerite, or Common Periwink (Gastropod (Sea Snail); Globose/Hemispherical shape; Single valve ...

Common Jingle Shell (also known as Mermaid's Toenail, Saddle Oyster, or Gold Shell) - Anomia simplex (Confidence: 95%)

Common Jingle Shell (also known as Mermaid's Toenail, Saddle Oyster, or Gold Shell) (Bivalve (Two-shelled); this specime...

Common Cockle, European Cockle - Cerastoderma edule

Common Cockle, European Cockle (Bivalve (specifically a single left or right valve); Heart-shaped/Oval)

Honeycomb Oystercrushing Murex fragment (coralline/honeycomb structure) - Likely Calotrophon ostrearum (100% confidence this is calcified debris/encrustation of a shell fragment)

Honeycomb Oystercrushing Murex fragment (coralline/honeycomb structure) (Gastropod (snail fragment); heavily encrusted b...

Kitten's Paw (also known as the Plicate Oyster) - Plicatula gibbosa

Kitten's Paw (also known as the Plicate Oyster) (Bivalve (two-shelled). The specimen in the image is a single valve (eit...

Quahog (also known as Northern Quahog, Hard-shell Clam, or Round Clam) - Mercenaria mercenaria

Quahog (also known as Northern Quahog, Hard-shell Clam, or Round Clam) (Bivalve (Two-shelled); this specimen is a single...

Quahog (Hard-shell Clam), Northern Quahog, Mercenaria, Chowder Clam - Mercenaria mercenaria (Confidence: 95%)

Quahog (Hard-shell Clam), Northern Quahog, Mercenaria, Chowder Clam (Bivalve (fragment). Specifically, a highly eroded f...

Common Egg Cockle, China Cockle - Laevicardium laevigatum

Common Egg Cockle, China Cockle (Bivalve (two-shelled mollusk); Fan-shaped/Oval; Isolated valves (not hinged together))

Auger Shell (specifically the Western Atlantic Auger or Common Auger) - Terebra dislocata (Confidence: High)

Auger Shell (specifically the Western Atlantic Auger or Common Auger) (Gastropod; whole shell; high-spired/elongated spi...

Auger Shell (specifically common as the Marlinspike or Terebra) - Terebra species (likely Terebra taurina or Terebra maculata, bleached)

Auger Shell (specifically common as the Marlinspike or Terebra) (Gastropod (univalve); whole shell with slight aperture ...

Atlantic Giant Cockle (also known as the Prickly Cockle or Great Heart Cockle) - Dinocardium robustum

Atlantic Giant Cockle (also known as the Prickly Cockle or Great Heart Cockle) (Bivalve (Two-shelled); Fan or Heart-shap...

Prickly Cockle, Rose-flecked Cockle - Trachycardium egmontianum

Prickly Cockle, Rose-flecked Cockle (Bivalve (two-shelled). This specimen is a single valve (either left or right) with ...

Ocean Quahog (Mahogany Clam, Black Clam) - Arctica islandica

Ocean Quahog (Mahogany Clam, Black Clam) (Bivalve (Clam); Sub-circular/Oval thick shell)

Spotted Moon Snail or Bladder Moon Snail - Polinices mammilla (Likely, 85% confidence based on aperture and dorsal pattern)

Spotted Moon Snail or Bladder Moon Snail (Gastropod; Globose/Spiral shape; Whole shell partially buried in sand.)

Quahog (Hard-shell Clam, Cherrystone, Littleneck) - Mercenaria mercenaria

Quahog (Hard-shell Clam, Cherrystone, Littleneck) (Bivalve (clams); sub-circular/heart-shaped when viewed from the side;...

Hard Clam, Northern Quahog, Littleneck, Cherrystone, Chowder Clam - Mercenaria mercenaria (Confidence: 95%)

Hard Clam, Northern Quahog, Littleneck, Cherrystone, Chowder Clam (Bivalve (Two-shelled); this specimen is a single valv...

Sunray Venus, Sunray Clam - Macrocallista nimbosa

Sunray Venus, Sunray Clam (Bivalve (two-shelled); specifically a single valve (half-shell). Shape is elongated-oval, sub...

Atlantic Surf Clam, or Hen Clam - Spisula solidissima

Atlantic Surf Clam, or Hen Clam (Bivalve (clams); specimen is a single valve (right valve) with an oval-triangular shape...

Crown Conch - Melongena corona

Crown Conch (Gastropod (univalve); Spiral/Pyriform shape; Whole shell)

Fighting Conch (Commonly known as the Florida Fighting Conch) - Strombus alatus (Confidence: High)

Fighting Conch (Commonly known as the Florida Fighting Conch) (Gastropod (Univalve); Spiral/Cone-shaped with a flared li...

Atlantic Giant Scallop (also known as the Sea Scallop) - Placopecten magellanicus

Atlantic Giant Scallop (also known as the Sea Scallop) (Bivalve (Two-shelled); Fan-shaped; Upper (left) valve only)

Sea Biscuit, Sand Dollar, Sand Meal - Clypeaster rosaceus (highly likely)

Sea Biscuit, Sand Dollar, Sand Meal (Echinoid (Sand Dollar); whole test (skeleton). Shape: Discoid to inflated sub-penta...

Auger Shell (likely Eastern Auger or Variegated Auger), weather-worn - Terebra species (possibly Terebra dislocata or Terebra variegata)

Auger Shell (likely Eastern Auger or Variegated Auger), weather-worn (Gastropod (univalve); Spiral/Turriform shape; beac...

Pear Whelk - Fulguropsis pyrum (formerly Busycon pyrum)

Pear Whelk (Gastropod (univalve); whole shell with a globose pyriform (pear-shaped) morphology.)

Queen Conch (alternately Pink Conch) - Aliger gigas (formerly Strombus gigas)

Queen Conch (alternately Pink Conch) (Gastropod (univalve); whole shell with a spiral whorl and large flaring aperture.)

Junonia (also known as the Scaphella Junonia or the 'Holy Grail' of Florida shelling) - Scaphella junonia

Junonia (also known as the Scaphella Junonia or the 'Holy Grail' of Florida shelling) (Gastropod; whole shell; spindle/f...

Hebrew Cone - Conus ebraeus

Hebrew Cone (Gastropod (univalve); whole shell; obconic/inverted cone shape with a low spire.)

Sea Urchin Spine (Primary), Pencil Urchin Spine - Eucidaris tribuloides (Confidence level: 85%)

Sea Urchin Spine (Primary), Pencil Urchin Spine (Echinoderm skeletal element (Primary Spine); Cylindrical/Club-shaped)

Lesser Star Coral (also known as Golfball Coral) - Dichocoenia stokesii

Lesser Star Coral (also known as Golfball Coral) (Cnidarian Skeleton (Note: This is a calcium carbonate skeleton of a co...

Eastern Oyster (alternate names: Atlantic Oyster, American Oyster, Virginia Oyster) - Crassostrea virginica (95% confidence based on location and morpology)

Eastern Oyster (alternate names: Atlantic Oyster, American Oyster, Virginia Oyster) (Bivalve (part of a single valve); S...

Atlantic Wing Oyster fragment - Pteria colymbus

Atlantic Wing Oyster fragment (Bivalve (fragment of a fan/winged valve))

Common Jingle Shell, Mermaid's Toenail, Baby's Footprint - Anomia simplex (Confidence: 95%)

Common Jingle Shell, Mermaid's Toenail, Baby's Footprint (Bivalve (upper valve); Shape is sub-circular or irregular/disc...

Atlantic Baby's Ear or Moon Snail Baby's Ear - Sinum perspectivum

Atlantic Baby's Ear or Moon Snail Baby's Ear (Gastropod (univalve); predatory marine snail. Shape: Ear-shaped, auriform,...

Yellow Cockle, Prickly Cockle - Divalinga quadrisulcata

Yellow Cockle, Prickly Cockle (Bivalve (Single Valve); shape is sub-circular and inflated.)