All Sea Shells

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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)

Checkered Nerite or Common Nerite - Nerita tessellata

Checkered Nerite or Common Nerite (Gastropod, whole shell, spiral shape)

Brown Garden Snail (Helix aspersa) - Cornu aspersum

Brown Garden Snail (Helix aspersa) (Gastropod land snail, whole spiral shell)

Common Periwinkle (Littorina littorea) - Littorina littorea

Common Periwinkle (Littorina littorea) (Gastropod (snail/univalve), whole shell, spiral shape)

Hairy Triton, or Hairy Drupe - Ranella olearium

Hairy Triton, or Hairy Drupe (Gastropod (univalve, spiral shape))

Chiton valves (specifically the intermediate or lateral plates from a chiton, commonly known as sea cradles) - Acanthopleura granulata (or similar general chiton species based on distinct ribbed plate morphology)

Chiton valves (specifically the intermediate or lateral plates from a chiton, commonly known as sea cradles) (Chiton (Po...

Fossilized Sand Tiger Shark Teeth (Note: This is not a shell, but fossilized teeth) - Carcharias taurus (Sand Tiger Shark) or similar lamniform species

Fossilized Sand Tiger Shark Teeth (Note: This is not a shell, but fossilized teeth) (Fossil / Tooth (Not a mollusk shell...

Ram's Horn Squid Shell or Spirula (Also known as Posthorn Shell) - Spirula spirula

Ram's Horn Squid Shell or Spirula (Also known as Posthorn Shell) (Cephalopod, internal shell, tightly coiled spiral shap...

Paper Bubble, or Olive Snail fragment/operculum (Likely Moon Snail operculum or similar small marine mollusk fragment) - Natica canrena (or similar Naticidae species operculum), confidence level: Moderate

Paper Bubble, or Olive Snail fragment/operculum (Likely Moon Snail operculum or similar small marine mollusk fragment) (...

Shark Eye Operculum or Moon Snail Operculum - Neverita duplicata

Shark Eye Operculum or Moon Snail Operculum (Gastropod operculum, whole piece, bean-shaped or ear-shaped flat plate)

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

Calico Scallop (also known as the Atlantic Calico Scallop) (Bivalve (two-shelled). This specimen appears to be a worn in...

Yellow Clam or Subnoded Venus Clam - Chione cancellata (Cross barred Venus Clam)

Yellow Clam or Subnoded Venus Clam (Bivalve (two-shelled), whole valve, rounded to triangular fan shape)

Atlantic Bay Scallop (fragment) - Argopecten irradians

Atlantic Bay Scallop (fragment) (Bivalve (two-shelled), specifically a shell fragment with a fan/disc shape)

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

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

Shark Eye Moon Snail (also known as Atlantic Moon Snail or Shark's Eye) - Neverita duplicata

Shark Eye Moon Snail (also known as Atlantic Moon Snail or Shark's Eye) (Gastropod (snail/univalve), whole shell, globul...

Gastropod Operculum (Cat's Eye Operculum / Moon Snail Operculum) - Likely Neverita duplicata or similar naticid gastropod species with high confidence for an operculum fragment

Gastropod Operculum (Cat's Eye Operculum / Moon Snail Operculum) (Gastropod operculum (calcareous plate/trapdoor), flat ...

Common Mussel (Blue Mussel / Edible Mussel) - Mytilus edulis

Common Mussel (Blue Mussel / Edible Mussel) (Bivalve (two-shelled), whole individual valve with an elongated, wedge-like...

Atlantic Blue Mussel (also known as the Edible Blue Mussel or Common Mussel) - Mytilus edulis

Atlantic Blue Mussel (also known as the Edible Blue Mussel or Common Mussel) (Bivalve (two-shelled), specifically a frag...

Atlantic Winged Oyster (or Atlantic Pearl Oyster) - Pteria colymbus

Atlantic Winged Oyster (or Atlantic Pearl Oyster) (Bivalve (two-shelled mollusk), partial shell fragment showing the mai...

Pismo Clam (Alternate name: Thin Pismo Clam) - Tivela stultorum

Pismo Clam (Alternate name: Thin Pismo Clam) (Bivalve (two-shelled clam), whole shell fragment showing distinctive wedge...

Crown Conch (also known as the Florida Crown Conch) - Melongena corona

Crown Conch (also known as the Florida Crown Conch) (Gastropod univalve, whole shell, spiral shape)

Crown Conch (also known as Melongena) - Melongena corona

Crown Conch (also known as Melongena) (Gastropod (univalve snail), whole shell, spiral shape)

General Cone, General Conche, General Conus - Conus generalis

General Cone, General Conche, General Conus (Gastropod, whole shell, cone shape)

Alphabet Cone (also known as Alphabet Letter Cone) - Conus spurius

Alphabet Cone (also known as Alphabet Letter Cone) (Gastropod (univalve snail), whole shell, cone-shaped)