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Shark Eye, Atlantic Moon Snail - Neverita duplicata

Shark Eye, Atlantic Moon Snail (Gastropod (Univalve); spiral/globular fragment (spire only))

Atlantic Moon Snail (also known as Shark Eye) - Neverita duplicata (likely, 90% confidence based on regional prevalence and spire shape)

Atlantic Moon Snail (also known as Shark Eye) (Gastropod (univalve); Spiral/Globose shape. This specimen is a heavily we...

Lettered Olive (Alternate name: Olive Shell) - Americoliva sayana (formerly Oliva sayana)

Lettered Olive (Alternate name: Olive Shell) (Gastropod fragment. This is a section of the body whorl (the largest, main...

Common Jingle Shell (Alternate names: Mermaid's Toenails, Saddle Oyster, Neptune's Money) - Anomia simplex (High confidence)

Common Jingle Shell (Alternate names: Mermaid's Toenails, Saddle Oyster, Neptune's Money) (Bivalve; specifically the upp...

Eastern Auger (also known as the Common Auger or Common American Auger) - Terebra dislocata (Confidence: 95%)

Eastern Auger (also known as the Common Auger or Common American Auger) (Gastropod (Univalve); High-spired spiral shell....

Eastern Auger, Common American Auger - Terebra dislocata (high confidence)

Eastern Auger, Common American Auger (Gastropod (univalve); high-spired, elongate, tapered/screw-shaped)

Bull Shark Tooth (Fossilized) - Carcharhinus leucas

Bull Shark Tooth (Fossilized) (Fossil Shark Tooth (Vertebrate Fossil); Triangular/Blade-shaped)

Sand Tiger Shark Tooth (Fossilized) - Carcharias taurus (most likely, with 85% confidence)

Sand Tiger Shark Tooth (Fossilized) (Fossilized Shark Tooth (Vertebrate remain). Shape: Elongate, T-shaped, needle-like ...

Sand Tiger Shark Tooth (Fossilized) - Carcharias taurus (Confidence level: 85%)

Sand Tiger Shark Tooth (Fossilized) (Fossilized Vertebrate Tooth (Tusk-like morphology))

Quahog (Hard-shell Clam) - Mercenaria mercenaria (100% confidence)

Quahog (Hard-shell Clam) (Bivalve (fragment). This is a weathered, water-worn chunk of the thick hinged area of a large ...

Tulip Snail (specifically the True Tulip) - Fasciolaria tulipa

Tulip Snail (specifically the True Tulip) (Gastropod (univalve); Fragment of the body whorl)

Hard Clam, Northern Quahog, or Chowder Clam - Mercenaria mercenaria

Hard Clam, Northern Quahog, or Chowder Clam (Bivalve (Single Valve). Shape is sub-ovate to heart-shaped with a prominent...

Eastern Oyster, Common Oyster, Atlantic Oyster - Crassostrea virginica (95% confidence based on location and morphology)

Eastern Oyster, Common Oyster, Atlantic Oyster (Bivalve (single valve fragment). Specifically, a lower (left) valve char...

Florida Dye Shell (also known as the Atlantic Dye Murex or Tinted Rock Shell) - Stramonita floridana

Florida Dye Shell (also known as the Atlantic Dye Murex or Tinted Rock Shell) (Gastropod (univalve/snail). This is a who...

Flat-ribbed Horn Snail or Mud Creeper - Cerithideopsis scalariformis (Confidence: 90%)

Flat-ribbed Horn Snail or Mud Creeper (Gastropod (univalve); high-spired, turreted shell shape)

Eastern Oyster (fragment), also known as the Atlantic Oyster or American Oyster - Crassostrea virginica

Eastern Oyster (fragment), also known as the Atlantic Oyster or American Oyster (Bivalve (fragment of a single valve); i...

Asian Clam, also known as the Corbicula or Asiatic Freshwater Clam - Corbicula fluminea (Confidence: High)

Asian Clam, also known as the Corbicula or Asiatic Freshwater Clam (Bivalve (clams); this is a single valve (one half of...

Florida Fighting Conch - Strombus alatus

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

Smooth Brown Venus, Glossy Venus, or Portuguese Clam - Callista chione

Smooth Brown Venus, Glossy Venus, or Portuguese Clam (Bivalve (Two-shelled); Fan-shaped/Oval; Single valve (half-shell) ...

Scotch Bonnet - Semicassis granulata

Scotch Bonnet (Gastropod (univalve); Spiral/Globose shape. This appears to be a whole shell missing the animal.)

Zebra Nerite, Zebra Periwinkle - Puperita pupa (Confidence Level: 90%)

Zebra Nerite, Zebra Periwinkle (Gastropod (univalve) with a globular, globose-spiral shape.)

Flat Abalone, also known as the Earshell or Ormer - Haliotis spadicea (Blood-spotted Abalone / South African Flat Abalone), Confidence: 85%

Flat Abalone, also known as the Earshell or Ormer (Gastropod (univalve with a flattened, auriform shape). This is a whol...

Fluted Giant Clam (also Scaly Clam or Small Giant Clam) - Tridacna squamosa

Fluted Giant Clam (also Scaly Clam or Small Giant Clam) (Bivalve; single valve (half-shell) present in the image. Shape ...

Cauliflower Coral (also known as Rose Coral or Brush Coral) - Pocillopora damicornis

Cauliflower Coral (also known as Rose Coral or Brush Coral) (None (Scleractinian/Stony Coral Skeleton). This is a coloni...

Lazarus Jewel Box, Thorny Oyster (occasionally misapplied) - Chama lazarus

Lazarus Jewel Box, Thorny Oyster (occasionally misapplied) (Bivalve (Two-shelled); specifically a cemented sessile bival...

Tulip Shell (specifically the True Tulip) - Fasciolaria tulipa (Confidence: 98%)

Tulip Shell (specifically the True Tulip) (Gastropod (univalve); whole shell with a fusiform (spindle) shape.)

Endive Murex, Chicory Murex - Hexaplex cichoreum

Endive Murex, Chicory Murex (Gastropod (univalve); Spiral/Fusiform with heavy varices and spines)

Lace Murex, Chicoreus Murex - Chicoreus florifer dilectus

Lace Murex, Chicoreus Murex (Gastropod (univalve); whole shell; fusiform/spiral shape with high spire and elaborate vari...

Pacific Giant Cockle (also known as the Egg Cockle or Ribbed Cockle) - Vasticardium pectiniforme (Confidence level: 85% based on rib structure and hinge morphology)

Pacific Giant Cockle (also known as the Egg Cockle or Ribbed Cockle) (Bivalve (single valve fragment). Fan-shaped/Heart-...

Junonia (also known as the Juno's Volute) - Scaphella junonia

Junonia (also known as the Juno's Volute) (Gastropod (Marine Snail); Fusiform/Spindle-shaped univalve)

Mushroom Coral (Plate Coral, Disc Coral) - Fungia scutaria (Confidence: 85% - identifying as a Fungia species skeleton)

Mushroom Coral (Plate Coral, Disc Coral) (Cnidarian Skeleton (Solid Scleractinian Coral). Shape: Disc-like or circular w...

Hard Clam, Northern Quahog (also known as Chowder Clam, Cherrystone, or Littleneck) - Mercenaria mercenaria (High confidence based on shell morphology and distinctive purple-tinted growth bands)

Hard Clam, Northern Quahog (also known as Chowder Clam, Cherrystone, or Littleneck) (Bivalve (Single valve visible, like...

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

Quahog (also known as Hard Clam, Northern Quahog, or Chowder Clam) (Bivalve (Two-shelled); Triangular-ovate/heart-shaped...

Broad-Ribbed Carditid (also known as the Broad-Ribbed Mussel-Cockle) - Carditamera floridana

Broad-Ribbed Carditid (also known as the Broad-Ribbed Mussel-Cockle) (Bivalve (Two-shelled); Single valve (left) present...

Eastern Turritella (Alternate names: Screw Shell, Tower Shell, Auger-like Turritella) - Turritella exoleta (High confidence based on morphology and North Carolina location)

Eastern Turritella (Alternate names: Screw Shell, Tower Shell, Auger-like Turritella) (Gastropod (snail/univalve). Shape...

Tapestry Venus, Checkered Clam, or Squat Venus Clam - Chione squamosa (High confidence)

Tapestry Venus, Checkered Clam, or Squat Venus Clam (Bivalve (Fan/Heart-shaped). This is a single valve (right valve).)

Chestnut Cowrie - Neobernaya spadicea (Formerly Cypraea spadicea)

Chestnut Cowrie (Gastropod (snail); Whole shell; Egg-shaped/Oval with an involute spire and a long, narrow aperture.)

Checkered Bonnet (alternate names: Western Bonnet, Scotch Bonnet variant) - Semicassis centiquadrata (Confidence: 90%)

Checkered Bonnet (alternate names: Western Bonnet, Scotch Bonnet variant) (Gastropod (univalve snail), whole shell, spir...

Smooth Venus (or Baja Heart Clam) - Megapitaria squalida (Confidence: 95% based on Cabo locality)

Smooth Venus (or Baja Heart Clam) (Bivalve (Two-shelled); Single valve visible. Shape is cordiform (heart-shaped) to ova...

Tivela, Pacific Pismo Clam, Chocolate Clam - Megapitacia squalida (formerly Macrocallista squalida)

Tivela, Pacific Pismo Clam, Chocolate Clam (Bivalve (two-shelled). This specimen is a single valve with a triangular to ...

Frons Oyster (or Flat Tree Oyster) - Dendostrea frons (Confidence: 85%)

Frons Oyster (or Flat Tree Oyster) (Bivalve (two-shelled). The specimen shown is a single valve (either the upper/right ...

Pacific Surf Clam (Venus Clam) - Tivela stultorum

Pacific Surf Clam (Venus Clam) (Bivalve (Single Valve). Shape: Triangular-ovate, heavy and solid.)