All Sea Shells

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Measled Cowrie (juvenile form) - Macrocypraea zebra

Measled Cowrie (juvenile form) (Gastropod, whole shell, globose to oval shape)

Purple Sea Snail, Violet Snail - Janthina janthina

Purple Sea Snail, Violet Snail (Gastropod, whole shell, spiral shape)

Tessellated Nerite or Zebra Nerite - Nerita tessellata

Tessellated Nerite or Zebra Nerite (Gastropod (snail/univalve), whole shell, spiral shape with a globose form)

Checkered Dove Shell, also known as the Common Dove Shell - Columbella mercatoria

Checkered Dove Shell, also known as the Common Dove Shell (Gastropod, whole shell, spiral shape)

Checkered Dove Shell (also known as the Doveshell) - Columbella mercatoria

Checkered Dove Shell (also known as the Doveshell) (Gastropod, whole shell, high-spired turreted shape)

Keyhole Limpet - Fissurella barbadensis (Barbados Keyhole Limpet)

Keyhole Limpet (Gastropod (univalve), whole shell, cap-shaped (patelliform) with a distinct apical aperture)

Common Periwinkle (Littorina littorea) - Littorina littorea

Common Periwinkle (Littorina littorea) (Gastropod (snail/univalve), whole shell, ovate-conic shape)

Common Periwinkle (also known as Littorina) - Littorina littorea

Common Periwinkle (also known as Littorina) (Gastropod (spiral univalve, whole shell))

Dove Snail (also known as Dove Shell) - Columbella mercatoria (Common Doveshell)

Dove Snail (also known as Dove Shell) (Gastropod (univalve snail), whole shell, spiral shape)

Dove Shell (also known as Common Doveshell) - Columbella mercatoria

Dove Shell (also known as Common Doveshell) (Gastropod (snail/univalve), whole shell, spiral shape)

Lettered Olive (Common Olive) - Americoliva sayana

Lettered Olive (Common Olive) (Gastropod, whole shell, cylindrical or olive-shaped spiral shape)

Money Cowrie (also known as Ring Cowrie) - Monetaria moneta

Money Cowrie (also known as Ring Cowrie) (Gastropod (snail/univalve), whole shell, ovate and bulbous shape)

Money Cowrie (also known as Monetaria moneta) - Monetaria moneta

Money Cowrie (also known as Monetaria moneta) (Gastropod (snail/univalve), whole shells, oval-globular shape)

Egg Cowrie, also known as the Common Egg Shell - Ovula ovum

Egg Cowrie, also known as the Common Egg Shell (Gastropod (univalve), whole shell, smooth oval shape)

Measled Cowrie (also known as the Atlantic Measled Cowrie or Deer Cowrie) - Macrocypraea zebra

Measled Cowrie (also known as the Atlantic Measled Cowrie or Deer Cowrie) (Gastropod (snail/univalve), whole shells, ova...

Common Periwinkle (also known as the Littorine or Edible Periwinkle) - Littorina littorea

Common Periwinkle (also known as the Littorine or Edible Periwinkle) (Gastropod (snail/univalve), whole shell, spiral sh...

Shark Eye Moon Snail (also known as Northern Moon Snail or Atlantic Moon Snail) - Euspira lewisii or Neverita duplicata (likely a juvenile or closely related Naticidae species)

Shark Eye Moon Snail (also known as Northern Moon Snail or Atlantic Moon Snail) (Gastropod (univalve), whole shell, glob...

Dwarf Olive Shells / Rice Shells (Olivella species) - Olivella biplicata (Purple Dwarf Olive) or related Olivella species

Dwarf Olive Shells / Rice Shells (Olivella species) (Gastropod (univalve), whole shells, spindle/biconical shape)

Dwarf Peristed Whelk / Miniature Crown Conch (Juvenile) - Melongena corona (or similar juvenile busyconine/melongenid whelk)

Dwarf Peristed Whelk / Miniature Crown Conch (Juvenile) (Gastropod, whole miniature shell with a spiral shape)

Triton's Trumpet or Hairy Triton (Alternate names: Lesser Triton, Atlantic Hairy Triton) - Cymatium pileare (Distorsio or Monoplex species, most likely Monoplex pilearis)

Triton's Trumpet or Hairy Triton (Alternate names: Lesser Triton, Atlantic Hairy Triton) (Gastropod (snail/univalve), wh...

Purple Clam (also known as Amethyst Clam or Purple Mahogany Clam) - Macoma nasuta

Purple Clam (also known as Amethyst Clam or Purple Mahogany Clam) (Bivalve, whole shell, oval to rounded-triangular shap...

Rosy Star Snail, also known as the Star Shell - Astraea heliotropium

Rosy Star Snail, also known as the Star Shell (Gastropod univalve, whole spiral shell with a flattened, star-like shape)

Checkered Periwinkle or Turban Snail - Tegula funebralis (or similar turbinid/trochid species)

Checkered Periwinkle or Turban Snail (Gastropod (univalve), whole shell, spiral shape)

Drill Shell or Oyster Drill (alternate: Urosalpinx) - Urosalpinx cinerea

Drill Shell or Oyster Drill (alternate: Urosalpinx) (Gastropod (univalve), whole shell, elongated spiral shape)

Ribbed Dove Shell, also known as the Tortoiseshell Dove Shell - Columbella rustica

Ribbed Dove Shell, also known as the Tortoiseshell Dove Shell (Gastropod univalve, whole shell with spiral fusiform shap...

Knobbed Whelk (Lightning Whelk variant/close relative) - Busycon carica

Knobbed Whelk (Lightning Whelk variant/close relative) (Gastropod univalve whole shell with a spiral shape)

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

Atlantic Calico Scallop (also known as Calico Scallop) (Bivalve (two-shelled), whole shell, fan shape)

Quahog, Hard Clam, Northern Quahog, Little Neck Clam - Mercenaria mercenaria

Quahog, Hard Clam, Northern Quahog, Little Neck Clam (Bivalve (clam/two-shelled), whole shell, fan/oval shape)

General Cone (also known as General Coned Shell) - Conus generalis

General Cone (also known as General Coned Shell) (Gastropod, whole shell, cone-shaped)

Dove Snail / Spotted Dove Shell - Columbella mercatoria

Dove Snail / Spotted Dove Shell (Gastropod univalve whole shell with a compact, oval-conical spiral shape)

Textile Cone, also known as the Cloth-of-Gold Conus - Conus textile

Textile Cone, also known as the Cloth-of-Gold Conus (Gastropod (univalve), whole shell, cone-shaped with a low spire)

Apple Murex (also known as the Pink-mouthed Murex or Branch Murex) - Phyllonotus pomum

Apple Murex (also known as the Pink-mouthed Murex or Branch Murex) (Gastropod (snail/univalve), whole shell, spiral shap...

Giant Atlantic Cockle (also known as the Egg Cockle) - Dinocardium robustum

Giant Atlantic Cockle (also known as the Egg Cockle) (Bivalve, whole shell valve, fan/heart shape)

Apple Murex (also known as the Chicoreus or Rock Murex) - Chicoreus pomum

Apple Murex (also known as the Chicoreus or Rock Murex) (Gastropod, whole shell, spiral shape with prominent frilly fron...

Hairy Triton (also known as the Common Hairy Triton or Tuberos Syrinx) - Cymatium parthenopeum

Hairy Triton (also known as the Common Hairy Triton or Tuberos Syrinx) (Gastropod (spiral, univalve, whole shell))

Dog Whelk or Atlantic Dogwinkle - Nucella lapillus

Dog Whelk or Atlantic Dogwinkle (Gastropod (univalve snail), whole shell with spiral shape)

American Star Shell, also known as the Long-spined Star Shell - Astralium americana

American Star Shell, also known as the Long-spined Star Shell (Gastropod (univalve snail), whole shell, turbiniform or f...

Apple Murex (also known as the Branching Murex or Chicoreus ramosus) - Chicoreus ramosus

Apple Murex (also known as the Branching Murex or Chicoreus ramosus) (Gastropod, whole shell, spiral shape with elaborat...

Tiger Cowrie (Cypraea tigris) - Cypraea tigris

Tiger Cowrie (Cypraea tigris) (Gastropod (snail/univalve), whole shell, ovate/pyriform shape)

Venus Comb Murex - Murex ternispina

Venus Comb Murex (Gastropod (spiral shape))

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

Shark's Eye (also known as the Atlantic Moon Snail) (Gastropod, whole shell, globular or spherical shape)

Reticulated Murex (also known as the Endive Murex or Chicoreus ramosus) - Chicoreus ramosus

Reticulated Murex (also known as the Endive Murex or Chicoreus ramosus) (Gastropod, whole shell, spiral shape with elabo...