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Variable Coquina / Butterfly Shell / Wedge Shell - Donax variabilis (Confidence: High, despite image blur)

Variable Coquina / Butterfly Shell / Wedge Shell (Bivalve (clams/two-shelled). The specimen appears to be a single valve...

Atlantic Oyster Drill (Common Oyster Drill) - Urosalpinx cinerea

Atlantic Oyster Drill (Common Oyster Drill) (Gastropod (snail); whole shell (heavily eroded); spiral/fusiform shape.)

Eastern Oyster (American Oyster, Atlantic Oyster) - Crassostrea virginica

Eastern Oyster (American Oyster, Atlantic Oyster) (Bivalve (Two-shelled); Single valve (left lower valve likely), asymme...

Imperial Venus Shell (also known as the Cribbed Venus) - Chione cancellata (90% confidence based on visible sculpture)

Imperial Venus Shell (also known as the Cribbed Venus) (Bivalve (single valve); fan-like/sub-triangular shape)

Worm Snail Shell (Colony Fragment) - Petaloconchus varians (Confidence level: 85%)

Worm Snail Shell (Colony Fragment) (Gastropod (sessile marine snail); this specimen is a fragment of a fused colony.)

Incongruous Ark (alternately called the Blood Ark or Little White Ark) - Anadara brasiliana

Incongruous Ark (alternately called the Blood Ark or Little White Ark) (Bivalve (single valve shown); Rhomboidal/Boxy sh...

Bleeding Tooth Nerite - Nerita peloronta

Bleeding Tooth Nerite (Gastropod (univalve); Globose/Turbinate shape)

Florida Fighting Conch - Strombus alatus

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

Variable Coquina, Butterfly Shell, Wedge Shell - Donax variabilis (Confidence: 95%)

Variable Coquina, Butterfly Shell, Wedge Shell (Bivalve (Clam); Single valve (half-shell) typically found as a wedge or ...

Coquina, Wedge Shell, Butterfly Shell - Donax variabilis (Confidence: 95%)

Coquina, Wedge Shell, Butterfly Shell (Bivalve (single valve petal-shaped fragment); Wedge-shaped or triangular.)

Small Spiny Venus or Leafy Venus - Chione cf. paphia (Confidence: 85%)

Small Spiny Venus or Leafy Venus (Bivalve (clams/two-shelled); specifically a single valve with a fan-like, trigonal sha...

Coquina, Butterfly Shell, Wedge Shell - Donax variabilis (High confidence)

Coquina, Butterfly Shell, Wedge Shell (Bivalve (Two-shelled); Single valve (half-shell); Wedge-shaped.)

Buttercup Lucine - Anodontia alba (Confidence level: 85%)

Buttercup Lucine (Bivalve (single valve); heavy, globose, and circular shape.)

Coquina, Wedge Shell, or Bean Clam - Donax variabilis (Confidence: 95%)

Coquina, Wedge Shell, or Bean Clam (Bivalve (Single valve present); Wedge-shaped or triangular)

Quahog (Northern Quahog, Hard Clam, Littleneck, Cherrystone) - Mercenaria mercenaria

Quahog (Northern Quahog, Hard Clam, Littleneck, Cherrystone) (Bivalve (clams/two-shelled); single valve (half-shell); fa...

Calico Scallop (also known as the Speckled Scallop) - Argopecten gibbus (Confidence: 90%)

Calico Scallop (also known as the Speckled Scallop) (Bivalve (single valve shown, fanshaped shell))

Atlantic Strawberry Cockle - Americardia media

Atlantic Strawberry Cockle (Bivalve (clams/two-shelled); single valve specimen; square-ovate, inflated shape.)

Coquina, Butterfly Shell, or Donax - Donax variabilis (Confidence level: 85% based on shape and hue)

Coquina, Butterfly Shell, or Donax (Bivalve (Single valve present); Wedge-shaped / Triangular)

Checkered Nerite, Bleeding Tooth Nerite (Eroded/Torn) - Nerita tessellata (Confidence: 85%)

Checkered Nerite, Bleeding Tooth Nerite (Eroded/Torn) (Gastropod (univalve); Globose/Turbinated shell shape)

Coquina, Variable Wedge Shell, Bean Clam - Donax variabilis (High confidence)

Coquina, Variable Wedge Shell, Bean Clam (Bivalve (single valve shown); wedge-shaped and compressed)

Shark's Eye, Moon Snail, or Atlantic Moon Snail - Neverita duplicata

Shark's Eye, Moon Snail, or Atlantic Moon Snail (Gastropod (univalve); whole shell with a globose, spiral shape)

Atlantic Thorny Oyster (Beach Fragment), also known as Chrysanthemum Shell - Spondylus americanus (Confidence: 85%)

Atlantic Thorny Oyster (Beach Fragment), also known as Chrysanthemum Shell (Bivalve; this specimen is a highly eroded fr...

Queen Conch (Fragment) - Aliger gigas (previously Strombus gigas)

Queen Conch (Fragment) (Gastropod (Spiral Univalve); this specimen is a weathered body whorl fragment.)

Atlantic Wing Oyster fragment (highly eroded) - Pteria colymbus (Confidence: High for the genus, moderate for species due to erosion)

Atlantic Wing Oyster fragment (highly eroded) (Bivalve (clams/two-shelled); this is a significantly eroded fragment of a...

Bleeding Tooth or Four-Toothed Nerite (Weathered) - Nerita fulgurans or Nerita peloronta (Likely Nerita fulgurans)

Bleeding Tooth or Four-Toothed Nerite (Weathered) (Gastropod (univalve); globose/spiral shape; worn whole shell.)

Fossilized Gastropod Fragment in Coquina Limestone (likely a Caribbean Turbinella or Strombus fragment) - Unidentifiable species due to heavy erosion and fossilization; appears to be a gastropod of the family Turbinellidae or Strombidae (Confidence: Low/Moderate)

Fossilized Gastropod Fragment in Coquina Limestone (likely a Caribbean Turbinella or Strombus fragment) (Fossilized Gast...

Caribbean Coral Fragment (Heavily Waterworn) - Unidentifiable Scleractinia (possibly Acropora or Orbicella fragment)

Caribbean Coral Fragment (Heavily Waterworn) (Coral Fragment (Non-mollusk). Calcium carbonate skeleton from a colonial m...

Beach-worn Olive Shell Fragment (likely a Lettered Olive) - Americoliva sayana (formerly Oliva sayana)

Beach-worn Olive Shell Fragment (likely a Lettered Olive) (Gastropod fragment (heavily eroded body whorl section; kidney...

Common Slippershell, Boat Shell, Quarterdeck - Crepidula fornicata

Common Slippershell, Boat Shell, Quarterdeck (Gastropod (univalve); Cap-shaped/Oval with an internal deck or shelf.)

Bleeding Tooth Nerite (Eroded/Beach-worn specimen) - Nerita peloronta

Bleeding Tooth Nerite (Eroded/Beach-worn specimen) (Gastropod (snail/univalve); Shell fragment/severely worn whole shell...

Bleeding Tooth Operculum (Alternate: Caribbean Nerite 'Lid') - Nerita peloronta (approx. 95% confidence based on size and locality)

Bleeding Tooth Operculum (Alternate: Caribbean Nerite 'Lid') (Gastropod Operculum (The 'door' or trapdoor of a snail); C...

Turkey Wing (also known as the Zebra Ark) - Arca zebra

Turkey Wing (also known as the Zebra Ark) (Bivalve (Two-shelled); This specimen is a single left valve of a bivalve, cha...

Queen Conch fragment (distal siphonal canal/lip section) - Aliger gigas (formerly Eustrombus gigas or Strombus gigas)

Queen Conch fragment (distal siphonal canal/lip section) (Gastropod (Ventral/Siphonal fragment). This is a weathered fra...

Queen Conch fragment (distal lip or spire knob) - Aliger gigas (formerly Eustrombus gigas or Strombus gigas)

Queen Conch fragment (distal lip or spire knob) (Gastropod fragment. It appears to be a worn distal knob or a section of...

Egg Cockle, Common Egg Cockle - Laevicardium laevigatum

Egg Cockle, Common Egg Cockle (Bivalve (two-shelled); specifically a single left valve; shape is ovate and inflated.)

Caribbean Cup-and-Saucer Shell, Bonnet Limpet - Crucibulum auricula

Caribbean Cup-and-Saucer Shell, Bonnet Limpet (Gastropod (Snail/Univalve); Limpet-like conical shape)

Egg Cockle, Common Egg Cockle - Laevicardium laevigatum

Egg Cockle, Common Egg Cockle (Bivalve; single valve (left); oval/inflated shape)

Lettered Olive (and diverse beach collection) - Americoliva sayana (formerly Oliva sayana)

Lettered Olive (and diverse beach collection) (Gastropod (univalve); cylindrical/spiral shape with a short spire.)

Coquina Shell (also known as the Butterfly Shell or Donax Clam) - Donax variabilis

Coquina Shell (also known as the Butterfly Shell or Donax Clam) (Bivalve (two-shelled). These specimens are two separate...

Sharp-ribbed Drill (also known as the Atlantic Oyster Drill) - Eupleura caudata

Sharp-ribbed Drill (also known as the Atlantic Oyster Drill) (Gastropod (univalve); Spiral-lanceolate shape with a disti...

Common Nutmeg (also known as the Cancellate Nutmeg) - Cancellaria reticulata

Common Nutmeg (also known as the Cancellate Nutmeg) (Gastropod (univalve); Spiral/Ovately-conic shape)

Nacreous Shell Fragment (likely polished Bivalve or Gastropod fragment) - Indeterminate Marine Mollusk (Confidence: Low/General)

Nacreous Shell Fragment (likely polished Bivalve or Gastropod fragment) (Fragment; polished and modified into a bead or ...