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Strawberry Cockle (Fragmentary) - Fragum fragum

Strawberry Cockle (Fragmentary) (Bivalve (clams/two-shelled); this specimen is a shell fragment or a heavily eroded sing...

Australian Windowpane Oyster or Jingle Shell fragment - Placuna placenta (Windowpane Oyster) or Monia zelandica/Anomia sp.

Australian Windowpane Oyster or Jingle Shell fragment (Bivalve fragment; flat, translucent, and irregularly shaped calci...

Pacific Ogre Cup-and-Saucer Shell (fragment) - Calyptraea sp. (likely Calyptraea scutulum)

Pacific Ogre Cup-and-Saucer Shell (fragment) (Gastropod (univalve); Fragment of a cup-and-saucer snail with prominent in...

Slipper Limpet, Boat Shell, or Half-Slipper - Crepidula species (likely Crepidula aculeata or Crepidula convexa group)

Slipper Limpet, Boat Shell, or Half-Slipper (Gastropod; specifically a partial shell featuring the internal shelf (septu...

Striate Ark Shell (often referred to locally as the Boat Shell or Ark) - Tegillarca granosa (Confidently identified as an Ark Shell, likely T. granosa or Barbatia sp. fragment)

Striate Ark Shell (often referred to locally as the Boat Shell or Ark) (Bivalve (fragment). This specimen is a damaged v...

Sydney Rock Oyster (with attached Acorn Barnacle) - Saccostrea glomerata

Sydney Rock Oyster (with attached Acorn Barnacle) (Bivalve (fragmentary lower valve) with an attached Crustacean (Barnac...

Rock Oyster, Sydney Rock Oyster, or Common Rock Oyster (fragment) - Saccostrea glomerata (Confidence: 85% based on location and morphology)

Rock Oyster, Sydney Rock Oyster, or Common Rock Oyster (fragment) (Bivalve (fragmented right valve); Shape is irregular/...

Common European Oyster (also known as the Native Oyster or Flat Oyster) - Ostrea edulis

Common European Oyster (also known as the Native Oyster or Flat Oyster) (Bivalve; specifically a heavily weathered lower...

Sydney Rock Oyster (Common Oyster, Australian Rock Oyster) - Saccostrea glomerata (Confidence: 95%)

Sydney Rock Oyster (Common Oyster, Australian Rock Oyster) (Bivalve (lower or upper valve fragment); Irregular/Ovoid sha...

Sydney Rock Oyster (alternate names: Rock Oyster, Commercial Oyster) - Saccostrea glomerata

Sydney Rock Oyster (alternate names: Rock Oyster, Commercial Oyster) (Bivalve (two-shelled). This specimen is a single, ...

Sydney Rock Oyster with Volcano Barnacle (Acorn Barnacle) - Saccostrea glomerata (Oyster) and Austromegabalanus nigrescens (likely Barnacle species)

Sydney Rock Oyster with Volcano Barnacle (Acorn Barnacle) (Bivalve (lower valve fragment) with attached sessile Crustace...

Checkered Nerite, Black Nerite - Nerita atramentosa (Confidence 95%)

Checkered Nerite, Black Nerite (Gastropod (snail); whole shell; globular/neritiform shape)

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

Sydney Rock Oyster (also known as Commercial Oyster) (Bivalve; this is a single valve (either the upper/flat or lower/cu...

Dove Shell (alt. Common Dove Shell, Rusty Dove Shell) - Columbella rustica

Dove Shell (alt. Common Dove Shell, Rusty Dove Shell) (Gastropod (Marine Snail); Whole shell; Biconic/Oval shape)

Dog Conch (also known as the Common Dog Conch or Laevistrombus) - Laevistrombus canarium (Confidence: 90%)

Dog Conch (also known as the Common Dog Conch or Laevistrombus) (Gastropod (univalve); Spiral/Fusiform whole shell)

Precious Wentletrap - Epitonium scalare

Precious Wentletrap (Gastropod (univalve); High-spired, loosely coiled spiral with prominent costae.)

Dog Whelk (also known as the Atlantic Dogwinkle or Dogwhelk) - Nucella lapillus (Confidence: 90%)

Dog Whelk (also known as the Atlantic Dogwinkle or Dogwhelk) (Gastropod (univalve); Spiral/Fusiform whole shell)

Keyhole Limpet (specifically the Cayennne Keyhole Limpet or similar Fissurellid) - Diodora cayenensis (likely)

Keyhole Limpet (specifically the Cayennne Keyhole Limpet or similar Fissurellid) (Gastropod (univalve); Cap-shaped/conic...

Slate Pencil Urchin Spines - Heterocentrotus mammillatus

Slate Pencil Urchin Spines (Echinoid Spines (Note: These are calcareous spines, not a molluscan shell; specifically, sec...

Rose-branch Murex (also known as the Pink Murex or Palmate Murex) - Chicoreus palmarosae

Rose-branch Murex (also known as the Pink Murex or Palmate Murex) (Gastropod (univalve). The shell is spiral with a fusi...

Spider Conch, Common Spider Conch - Lambis lambis

Spider Conch, Common Spider Conch (Gastropod (Sea Snail). This is a whole adult shell characterized by a heavy stromboid...

White Hoof Shell, Antique Hoof, or Cap Shell - Antalis sp. or Hipponix conicus (likely Hipponix conicus based on shape)

White Hoof Shell, Antique Hoof, or Cap Shell (Gastropod (univalve); Cap-shaped/Non-spiralized or Limpet-like shell. This...

No shell visible (Blank Image Provided) - N/A

No shell visible (Blank Image Provided) (None visible)

No Shell Identified (Insufficient Visual Data) - Indeterminate; confidence 0%

No Shell Identified (Insufficient Visual Data) (The provided image is entirely black and lacks any distinguishable featu...

Dwarf Conch; also known as the Little Conch or Trident Conch - Laevistrombus canarium (immature/sub-adult specimen)

Dwarf Conch; also known as the Little Conch or Trident Conch (Gastropod (univalve); Spiral-shaped with a fusiform body a...

Florida Horse Conch (also known as the Giant Horse Conch) - Triplofusus giganteus (formerly Pleuroploca gigantea)

Florida Horse Conch (also known as the Giant Horse Conch) (Gastropod (univalve); Spiral-fusiform shape with a long sipho...

Pacific Triton's Trumpet (Giant Triton) - Charonia tritonis

Pacific Triton's Trumpet (Giant Triton) (Gastropod (univalve); Spiral-fusiform shape)

Fighting Conch (specifically Florida Fighting Conch) - Strombus alatus (Confidence: 90%)

Fighting Conch (specifically Florida Fighting Conch) (Gastropod (univalve); Spiral/Conical shape with heavy nodules)

Atlantic Triton's Trumpet (also known as the Triton shell) - Charonia variegata

Atlantic Triton's Trumpet (also known as the Triton shell) (Gastropod (univalve); whole shell with a spindle-like (fusif...

Great Scallop (also known as King Scallop or St. James Shell) - Pecten maximus

Great Scallop (also known as King Scallop or St. James Shell) (Bivalve (specifically the flat upper valve); Fan-shaped)