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Common Bubble Snail, Paper Bubble, Atlantic Bubble - Bulla striata

Common Bubble Snail, Paper Bubble, Atlantic Bubble (Gastropod (univalve); oval/bubble-shaped with an internal spire)

Common Bubble Shell (Coffee Bean Bubble, European Bubble) - Haminoea hydatis

Common Bubble Shell (Coffee Bean Bubble, European Bubble) (Gastropod (Opisthobranch); spiral/ovate shell shape; whole sh...

Checkered Venus Clam, Lady-in-Waiting Venus - Puberella cribraria (formerly Chione cribraria)

Checkered Venus Clam, Lady-in-Waiting Venus (Bivalve (two-shelled). The specimen shown is a single valve (half-shell) wi...

Lettered Olive (Alternate: Common American Olive) - Oliva sayana

Lettered Olive (Alternate: Common American Olive) (Gastropod (snail/univalve); cylindrical/oblong shape with a short, po...

Great Screw Shell (Tower Shell, Auger-like Turritella) - Turritella terebra

Great Screw Shell (Tower Shell, Auger-like Turritella) (Gastropod (univalve); whole shell (minus living animal); elongat...

Variable Coquina, Butterfly Shell, Bean Clam - Donax variabilis

Variable Coquina, Butterfly Shell, Bean Clam (Bivalve (Single Valve). Classification: Wedge-shaped or triangular.)

Rose Petal Tellin (also known as the Pink Tellin or Rose Tellin) - Tellina lineata (widely accepted as Eurytellina lineata)

Rose Petal Tellin (also known as the Pink Tellin or Rose Tellin) (Bivalve (single valve shown); shape is sub-ovate to tr...

Atlantic Sunray Venus (sometimes called the Sunray Venus Clam) - Macrocallista nimbosa

Atlantic Sunray Venus (sometimes called the Sunray Venus Clam) (Bivalve (Single Valve). Shape: Elongate-oval, compressed...

Alphabet Cone (Juvenile or Beach-worn) - Conus spurius (most likely, confidence 75%)

Alphabet Cone (Juvenile or Beach-worn) (Gastropod (univalve); Cone-shaped whole shell with significant erosion.)

Chestnut Latirus - Polygona infundibulum (confidence level: high, based on spindle shape and ribbing)

Chestnut Latirus (Gastropod (univalve); Spiral/Fusiform shape; This specimen appears to be a worn fragment of the main b...

Great Screw Shell (Tower Shell, Auger-like Turritella) - Turritella terebra (Confidence: 90%)

Great Screw Shell (Tower Shell, Auger-like Turritella) (Gastropod (univalve); high-spired turriform/conical shape; whole...

Atlantic Gray Cowrie (also known as the Drab Cowrie or Little Cowrie) - Luria cinerea

Atlantic Gray Cowrie (also known as the Drab Cowrie or Little Cowrie) (Gastropod (univalve). The shell is an adult whole...

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

Kitten's Paw (also known as the Plicate Oyster) (Bivalve; this specimen is a single valve (one half of the shell). The s...

Lettered Olive - Americoliva sayana (formerly Oliva sayana)

Lettered Olive (Gastropod (univalve); whole shell; cylindrical/spiral shape)

Ivory Marginella, West Indian Marginella - Prunum eburneum

Ivory Marginella, West Indian Marginella (Gastropod (univalve), spiral/ovate shape with a narrow elongate aperture.)

Common Cup-and-Saucer Shell (also known as the Chinese Hat shell) - Crucibulum striatum (most likely based on ribbing and shape)

Common Cup-and-Saucer Shell (also known as the Chinese Hat shell) (Gastropod; specifically a cap-shaped univalve. This i...

Calico Scallop - Argopecten gibbus (Confidence: 95%)

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

Atlantic Marginella (Commonly known as the 'Coffee Bean' or 'Lettered Marginella') - Prunum apicinum (90% confidence based on size and apertural shape)

Atlantic Marginella (Commonly known as the 'Coffee Bean' or 'Lettered Marginella') (Gastropod (univalve); whole shell. S...

Atlantic Strawberry Cockle - Americardia media

Atlantic Strawberry Cockle (Bivalve (two-shelled mollusk); single valve shown (likely the left valve). The shape is roug...

Shark Eye or Atlantic Moon Snail (fragment/eroded) - Neverita duplicata (likely, based on the remnant shape and color)

Shark Eye or Atlantic Moon Snail (fragment/eroded) (Gastropod (univalve). This specimen is a heavily eroded fragment/int...

Pacific Littleneck Clam (also known as Rock Cockle or Steamer Clam) - Leukoma staminea

Pacific Littleneck Clam (also known as Rock Cockle or Steamer Clam) (Bivalve (two-shelled); this specimen is a single va...

California Mussel (also known as the Big Mussel or Sea Mussel) - Mytilus californianus

California Mussel (also known as the Big Mussel or Sea Mussel) (Bivalve (Two-shelled); this specimen is a single valve (...

Atlantic Strawberry Cockle - Americardia media

Atlantic Strawberry Cockle (Bivalve (two-shelled mollusk), fan/heart shaped single valve fragment.)

Fighting Conch (Florida Fighting Conch) - Strombus alatus

Fighting Conch (Florida Fighting Conch) (Gastropod (univalve); Spiral/Conical shape with a heavy flared outer lip.)

Florida Fighting Conch - Strombus alatus

Florida Fighting Conch (Gastropod; spiral, cone-shaped, whole shell)

Lightning Whelk - Sinistrofulgur sinistrum (formerly Busycon sinistrum)

Lightning Whelk (Gastropod (univalve); Spiral/Pyriform (pear-shaped) whole shell.)

Inland Cardita (alternate: False Cardita, Cockle-like Cardita) - Cardita crassicosta (Identification confidence: 85% based on location and sculpture)

Inland Cardita (alternate: False Cardita, Cockle-like Cardita) (Bivalve (Two-shelled); this specimen is a single valve f...

Slipper Snail (also known as the Slipper Limpet, Boat Shell, or Deckle Shell) - Crepidula aculeata (Confidence: 85% based on location and sculpture)

Slipper Snail (also known as the Slipper Limpet, Boat Shell, or Deckle Shell) (Gastropod (univalve); Cap-shaped/oval wit...

Common Edible Oyster (European Flat Oyster) - Ostrea edulis

Common Edible Oyster (European Flat Oyster) (Bivalve (lower/left valve). Shape: Irregularly oval, pear-shaped, or sub-ci...

Sydney Rock Oyster (Common Oyster) - Saccostrea glomerata

Sydney Rock Oyster (Common Oyster) (Bivalve (Left lower valve fragment); shape is irregular, ovate, and cup-like.)

Windowpane Oyster (also known as the Capiz shell or Saddle Oyster) - Placuna placenta (Confidence level: High)

Windowpane Oyster (also known as the Capiz shell or Saddle Oyster) (Bivalve (Right valve); translucent, flattened, and r...

Australian Rock Oyster (Aperture/Columellar Fragment) - Saccostrea glomerata (90% confidence based on location and hinge remnants)

Australian Rock Oyster (Aperture/Columellar Fragment) (Bivalve (clam). This specimen is a beach-worn hinge and aperture ...

Sydney Rock Oyster (also known as the Rock Oyster or Cuvier's Oyster) - Saccostrea glomerata (Confidence: 90%)

Sydney Rock Oyster (also known as the Rock Oyster or Cuvier's Oyster) (Bivalve; single lower valve fragment; irregularly...

Sydney Rock Oyster (also known as New South Wales Oyster) - Saccostrea glomerata

Sydney Rock Oyster (also known as New South Wales Oyster) (Bivalve; specifically a Single Valve fragment (Lower/Left val...

Saddle Oyster, Jingle Shell - Anomia trigonopsis (Common Saddle Oyster)

Saddle Oyster, Jingle Shell (Bivalve; specifically the upper (left) valve. The shell is irregular, thin, and translucent...

Sydney Rock Oyster (also known as Commercial Oyster) - Saccostrea glomerata

Sydney Rock Oyster (also known as Commercial Oyster) (Bivalve; single valve (likely the upper/right valve). Shape is irr...

Common Jingle Shell, Mermaid's Toenail, Saddle Oyster - Anomia simplex

Common Jingle Shell, Mermaid's Toenail, Saddle Oyster (Bivalve (upper valve); characteristic thin, translucent, bowl-lik...

Saddle Oyster, Windowpane Oyster or Jingle Shell - Anomia trigonopsis (Confidence level: 85%)

Saddle Oyster, Windowpane Oyster or Jingle Shell (Bivalve (Right/Lower Valve). Shape is irregular/sub-circular following...

Window-pane Oyster, Hammer Oyster or Finger Oyster - Isognomon ephippium (Confidence Level: 90%)

Window-pane Oyster, Hammer Oyster or Finger Oyster (Bivalve (Single Valve); Flat, irregular, semi-circular to D-shaped s...

Black-lip Pearl Oyster - Pinctada margaritifera

Black-lip Pearl Oyster (Bivalve; single valve (left valve); roughly D-shaped/semi-circular)

Sydney Rock Oyster (Common Oyster) - Saccostrea glomerata

Sydney Rock Oyster (Common Oyster) (Bivalve; this is a single valve fragment, likely the upper (flat) valve, displaying ...

Saddle Oyster (also known as Jingle Shell or Mermaid's Toenail) - Anomia trigonopsis (95% confidence based on Brisbane location and morphology)

Saddle Oyster (also known as Jingle Shell or Mermaid's Toenail) (Bivalve (specifically a single upper/left valve), irreg...