All Sea Shells
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Mole Cowrie (Gastropod (univalve); Cowrie-shaped (ovate/cylindrical))
Lettered Olive (Gastropod; whole shell; cylindrical/spiral shape)
Honey Cowrie, also known as the Erroneous Cowrie (Gastropod; smooth, oval-shaped univalve shell with a hidden spire.)
Eastern Oyster (also known as the American Oyster or Atlantic Oyster) (Bivalve; this specimen is a single valve (lower/l...
Eastern Oyster (Heavily Bioeroded) (Bivalve (single valve fragment). Shape is irregularly ovate/teardrop and heavily wea...
Pink-Mouth Murex (Gastropod (univalve); Spiral-fusiform with multiple frilled varices.)
Thorny Oyster, Atlantic Thorny Oyster, Chrysanthemum Shell (Bivalve (Fan-shaped cluster). This specimen appears to be a ...
Tun Shell (specifically the Spotted Tun or Partridge Tun) (Gastropod (Univalve); Spiral/Globular shape; Whole shell (dor...
Shark Eye, Atlantic Moon Snail (Gastropod (univalve), whole shell, globular/spiral shape)
Alphabet Cone (Gastropod; whole shell with a conical/obconic shape.)
Black Murex or Branched Murex (Melanine Variety) (Gastropod (snail); spiral/globose shape with prominent varices and spi...
Scotch Bonnet (Gastropod (Sea Snail); Globose/Spiral shell)
Common Nutmeg (also known as the Cancellaria Nutmeg) (Gastropod (univalve); whole shell with a globose spiral shape.)
Mulberry Drupe (also known as the Mulberry Whelk or Black-spotted Drupe) (Gastropod (univalve); whole shell; globose/ova...
Florida Fighting Conch (Juvenile), also known as the Common Fighting Conch (Gastropod (univalve); Spiral-conic shape; Ju...
Florida Fighting Conch (Juvenile) (Gastropod (snail); juvenile whole shells. Shape: Fusiform/Conic with a high spire.)
Broad-ribbed Cardita (also known as the Broad-ribbed Clam) (Bivalve (two-shelled). These specimens are single valves wit...
Variable Coquina, Butterfly Shell, Wedge Shell (Bivalve (Right valve only, wedge-shaped))
Atlantic Surf Clam (also known as Hen Clam, Bar Clam, or Sea Clam) (Bivalve (single valve shown). Sub-triangular, ovate ...
Sunray Venus Clam (Bivalve (Clam/Two-shelled); elongated oval or elliptical shape. This specimen is a whole shell with b...
Lace Murex (also known as the Frilly Murex) (Gastropod (snail); whole shell with a globose, fusiform shape featuring ela...
Common Moon Snail (juvenile) or Shark's Eye (fragment) (Gastropod; specifically the apex/spire portion of a spiral univa...
Lesser Prickly Murex, Common Murex Fragment (Gastropod (univalve); Fragment of a spiral, spiny shell.)
Pitted Gastropod Fragment (likely Oyster Drill or small Murex base) (Gastropod fragment (spiral base); non-intact specim...
Sponge-Bored Shell Fragment (Gastropod (Fragment); Shape is irregular/triangular due to erosion.)
Clionid Bored Bivalve Fragment (Heavily eroded fragment of a Quahog or Venus clam) (Bivalve fragment; irregular shape du...
Queen Conch fragment (distal part of whorl and shoulder) (Gastropod fragment (spiral univalve). This is a broken section...
Lightning Whelk (Gastropod (univalve) snail shell; whole specimen with a sinistral (left-handed) spiral and elongate sip...
Antigona Venus or Frigid Venus (formerly known as Princess Venus) (Bivalve (single valve shown); Fan/Oval shape)
Common Oyster (Fragment), likely Eastern Oyster or European Flat Oyster (Bivalve (Fragment); irregular/oval-oblong shape...
Cross-hatched Lucine (also known as the Weaving Lucine) (Bivalve (Single Valve); shape is sub-circular to orbicular with...
Yellow Cockle, Prickly Cockle, Common Egg Cockle (Bivalve (Single valve). Specifically a heart-shaped clam shell with a ...
Ponderous Ark (also known as the Blood Ark or Heavy Ark) (Bivalve (clams/two-shelled mollusk). This specimen is a single...
Common Cockle, Heart Cockle (Bivalve (Two-shelled); this specimen is a single valve. Shape is oval to roughly square/hea...
Tessellated Nerite (also known as the Checkered Nerite) (Gastropod (univalve); globose/spiral shape. This specimen is a ...
Atlantic Slipper Snail, Slipper Shell, Boat Shell, Quarterdeck (Gastropod (univalve); oval/slipper-shaped shell with an ...
Bleeding Tooth Nerite (Gastropod (univalve); globose/spiral shape)
Quahog (Hard-shell Clam), specifically a fragment often known as Wampum (Bivalve (clams/two-shelled); this specimen appe...
Incongruous Ark (also known as the Blood Ark or Blood Clam) (Bivalve (Two-shelled); specifically a single valve with an ...
Shark Eye, Atlantic Moon Snail (Gastropod (univalve); Spiral/Globose whole shell)
Lobed Venus (also known as the Frilled Venus or Small Venus) (Bivalve (two-shelled clam); specimen shown is a single val...
Lobed Venus (also known as the Frilly Venus or Elegant Venus) (Bivalve; single valve (left or right valve); trigonal-ova...