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Cross-hatched Lucine (Bivalve (clams/two-shelled); this specimen is a single valve (right valve). It is fan-shaped/subci...
Eastern Oyster (also known as the American Oyster, Atlantic Oyster, or Virginia Oyster) (Bivalve (clams/two-shelled moll...
Fragmented Atlantic Giant Cockle (fossilized/blackened variant) (Bivalve (fragment); fan-shaped section of a single valv...
Atlantic Giant Cockle (Bivalve (fragment). Original shape is inflated, heart-shaped (when viewed from the side with both...
Knobbed Whelk (Fragment) (Gastropod (Snail/Univalve); specifically a body whorl fragment from a spiral shell.)
Lettered Olive (Gastropod (univalve); whole shell (slightly worn); cylindrical/olive shaped)
Eastern Auger, also known as the Common Auger or Atlantic Auger (Gastropod (Univalve); Spiral/Auger-shaped. Whole shell....
Atlantic Giant Cockle (Bivalve (fragment); heart-shaped/ovate when complete)
Broad-ribbed Cardita (also known as the Broad-ribbed Venus) (Bivalve (clams/two-shelled); single valve shown (left valve...
Atlantic Calico Scallop (Bivalve (Fan-shaped single valve))
Atlantic Giant Cockle (Bivalve (two-shelled); this specimen is a single valve. Shape is cordiform (heart-shaped) when vi...
Lace Murex (also known as the Brown Murex) (Gastropod (snail); Whole shell with a fusiform/globose shape and heavy sculp...
Shark Eye, Atlantic Moon Snail (Gastropod (univalve); Spiral/Globose whole shell)
Atlantic Strawberry Cockle (also known as the Red Strawberry Cockle) (Bivalve (Single valve shown); Shape: Sub-quadrate,...
Sea Scallop (also known as the Atlantic Deep-Sea Scallop or Giant Scallop) (Bivalve (two-shelled). These are single valv...
Eastern Oyster (alternate names: American Oyster, Atlantic Oyster, Virginia Oyster) (Bivalve (Right valve fragment); Sha...
Atlantic Slippersnail (or Slipper Limpet, Boat Shell, Quarterdeck) (Gastropod (Univalve); Cap-shaped/Patelliform. This s...
Atlantic Wing Oyster (also known as the Winged Oyster) (Bivalve (fragment of one valve). Classically fan-shaped/oblique ...
Knobbed Whelk (Fragment) (Gastropod (univalve); Fragment of a spiral shell columella and inner whorl.)
Knobbed Whelk (Fragment) (Gastropod (Fragmented); Spiral/Turbinate shape; Spire and shoulder portion only.)
Hard Clam fragment (Quahog, Northern Quahog) (Bivalve (fragment). Specifically, a portion of the shell showing the inter...
Hard Clam, Northern Quahog, Littleneck (small), Cherrystone (medium), Chowder Clam (large) (Bivalve (single valve shown,...
Hard Clam, Northern Quahog, Round Clam, Chowder Clam (Bivalve (single valve shown). Subcircular/heart-shaped thick shell...
Eastern Oyster (subfossil or beach-worn valve) (Bivalve (single valve shown); irregular, calcified, and roughly oval/tea...
Common Slipper Shell, Boat Shell, Quarterdeck Shell (Gastropod (univalve); Cap-shaped/Oval with internal deck. Visible a...
Lightning Whelk (Columella section) (Gastropod (snail); partial fragment specifically consisting of the central columell...
Knobbed Whelk (Fragment) (Gastropod fragment. This is a section of the outer lip or body whorl of a large predatory sea ...
Hard Clam, Northern Quahog, Round Clam (Bivalve (Clam); single valve (half-shell); oval to sub-trigonal shape)
Fossilized Eastern Quahog (Hard-shell Clam) (Bivalve fragment. This is a partial valve (half-shell) section from a rough...
Ponderous Ark (fragment) (Bivalve (fragment); fan-shaped/triangular section)
Calico Scallop (fragment) (Bivalve fragment; originally fan-shaped)
Sponge-bored Shell Fragment (commonly referred to as 'Swiss Cheese Shell' or 'Coral Rock') (Bivalve fragment. It is a hi...
Eastern Oyster (Fossilized fragment or clump), also known as Atlantic Oyster (Bivalve (clumping/irregular shape). This a...
Atlantic Oyster Drill (Common Oyster Drill) (Gastropod (snail); whole shell with spiral/fusiform shape.)
Northern Star Coral (also known as Cup Coral or Ivory Bush Coral fragment) (Cnidarian Skeleton (Scleractinian Coral); sp...
Variable Dwarf Olive, Rice Olive (Gastropod (univalve); whole shell; elongated oval/cylindrical shape)
Lined Chiton / Woody Chiton / Butterfly Shell (Internal Valve) (Chiton (Internal Intermediate Valve). This is an individ...
Windowpane Oyster (also Capiz Shell) (Bivalve (Two-shelled); these specimens are worked fragments/discs modified for dec...
Cross-hatched Lucine (Bivalve (clams, oysters, mussels); single valve (left valve); circular/sub-orbicular shape.)
Lightning Whelk (Shoulder Fragment) (Gastropod (Univalve); specifically a fragment of the shoulder and spire section fea...
Lettered Olive (Gastropod (univalve); whole shell; cylindrical and glossy spiral shape)
Eastern Oyster (Fossilized or Highly Mineralized Fragment) (Bivalve (Two-shelled); this specimen is a heavily eroded fra...