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Ladd's Wentletrap (also known as the Pagoda Wentletrap) - Epitonium laddae

Ladd's Wentletrap (also known as the Pagoda Wentletrap) (Gastropod (univalve); High-spired, turreted shell)

Ladd's Dove Shell (or more broadly, a Dove Shell) - Most likely Mitrella nympha (synonym Columbella nympha), confidence 75%

Ladd's Dove Shell (or more broadly, a Dove Shell) (Gastropod (univalve snail). The shape is fusiform to biconical with a...

Coquina, Variable Wedge Shell, Butterfly Shell - Donax variabilis

Coquina, Variable Wedge Shell, Butterfly Shell (Bivalve (Single Valve). Shape is wedge-shaped/triangular.)

Variable Coquina, Butterfly Shell, Wedge Shell - Donax variabilis (Confidence: 98%)

Variable Coquina, Butterfly Shell, Wedge Shell (Bivalve (Single valve/half-shell), Wedge-shaped/Triangular)

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

Coquina Shell, Butterfly Shell, Wedge Shell (Bivalve (Single valve/half shell); Wedge-shaped/Triangular)

Purple Dwarf Olive, Miniature Olive Shell - Olivella mutica

Purple Dwarf Olive, Miniature Olive Shell (Gastropod (univalve) with a cylindrical, spiral-conic shape)

Dwarf Dove Shell (sometimes referred to as the Speckled Dove Shell or Common Dove Shell) - Columbella mercatoria (Confidence: 95%)

Dwarf Dove Shell (sometimes referred to as the Speckled Dove Shell or Common Dove Shell) (Gastropod (Snail/Univalve); Sp...

Common Auger (Alternate: Screw Shell, Atlantic Auger) - Terebra dislocata (Confidence: 90%)

Common Auger (Alternate: Screw Shell, Atlantic Auger) (Gastropod (Marine Snail); spiral/turriform shape with high spire;...

Ladd's Cerith, Small Horn Shell - Cerithium ladda (Identification confidence: 85%)

Ladd's Cerith, Small Horn Shell (Gastropod (univalve); whole specimens; turreted/spiral shape)

Lobed Dwarf Olive (also known as the Rice Olive) - Olivella mutica

Lobed Dwarf Olive (also known as the Rice Olive) (Gastropod; high-spired spiral shell with a narrow, elongated body whor...

Atlantic Auger (alternate: Little Auger, Common Auger) - Terebra dislocata (Confidence: 85%)

Atlantic Auger (alternate: Little Auger, Common Auger) (Gastropod (univalve); spiral, elongated turret shape)

Dove Shell (Variable Dove Shell) - Columbella mercatoria

Dove Shell (Variable Dove Shell) (Gastropod (univalve); Spiral/Biconic. This is a whole juvenile/subadult shell with a s...

Lettered Olive (Juvenile) - Oliva sayana (Confidence: High)

Lettered Olive (Juvenile) (Gastropod (univalve), spiral/cylindrical shape)

Dove Shell (specifically the Variable Dove Shell) - Columbella mercatoria

Dove Shell (specifically the Variable Dove Shell) (Gastropod (snail/univalve); biconic/spiral shape. This is a whole juv...

Ladd's Pigeon Shell (also known as the Little Pigeon Shell) - Graphicomassa laddi (Confidence: 85%)

Ladd's Pigeon Shell (also known as the Little Pigeon Shell) (Gastropod; Univalve; Whole shell with a fusiform (spindle-l...

Purple Sea Snail, Janthina Snail, Violet Snail - Janthina janthina (Common Purple Sea Snail)

Purple Sea Snail, Janthina Snail, Violet Snail (Gastropod (univalve) with a globose, helical spiral shape; holoplanktoni...

Atlantic Oyster Drill (Grey Drill, Common Oyster Drill) - Urosalpinx cinerea

Atlantic Oyster Drill (Grey Drill, Common Oyster Drill) (Gastropod (univalve); Spiral/Fusiform shape; whole shell with v...

Purple Sea Snail (or Common Janthina) - Janthina janthina

Purple Sea Snail (or Common Janthina) (Gastropod (univalve); globose-conical spiral shape.)

Atlantic Oyster Drill - Urosalpinx cinerea

Atlantic Oyster Drill (Gastropod (univalve); whole shell with a fusiform/ovate spiral shape.)

Purple Sea Snail, Violet Snail - Janthina janthina

Purple Sea Snail, Violet Snail (Gastropod (univalve); spiral, globose-conical shape.)

Purple Sea Snail, Violet Snail, Ianthina Snail - Janthina janthina

Purple Sea Snail, Violet Snail, Ianthina Snail (Gastropod (univalve); whole shell with a globose, helical spiral shape.)

Eastern Auger (also known as the Little Auger or Screw Shell) - Terebra dislocata (Confidence: 90%)

Eastern Auger (also known as the Little Auger or Screw Shell) (Gastropod (univalve); Spiral/Auger-shaped. This is a whol...

Auger Shell (specifically the Western Ribbed Auger) - Terebra dislocata (Confidence Level: 90%)

Auger Shell (specifically the Western Ribbed Auger) (Gastropod (univalve); high-spired tubular/conical whole shell.)

Fly-specked Cerith (also known as the Awl Miniature Cerith) - Cerithium muscarum

Fly-specked Cerith (also known as the Awl Miniature Cerith) (Gastropod (univalve); high-spired, turreted shell shape. Th...

Slipper Snail (also known as Boat Shell, Quarterdeck Shell, or Fornicating Slipper Snail) - Crepidula fornicata

Slipper Snail (also known as Boat Shell, Quarterdeck Shell, or Fornicating Slipper Snail) (Gastropod (univalve) with a c...

Sand Dollar (fragment), also known as Sea Cookie or Snapper Biscuit - Mellita quinquiesperforata (likely Five-holed Keyhole Urchin)

Sand Dollar (fragment), also known as Sea Cookie or Snapper Biscuit (Echinoderm Test (Exoskeleton); Fragment of a discoi...

Lettered Olive - Oliva sayana

Lettered Olive (Gastropod (Marine Snail); Cylindrical/Oval spiral shape. This is a whole shell showing the characteristi...

Lettered Olive - Oliva sayana

Lettered Olive (Gastropod (Marine Snail); Cylindrical/Oval spiral shape; Whole shell)

Alphabet Cone (also known as the Spotted Cone) - Conus spurius

Alphabet Cone (also known as the Spotted Cone) (Gastropod (univalve); predatory sea snail. Whole shell with a distinctiv...

Florida Cone, Atlantic Cone, Stearns' Cone - Conus anabathrum (formerly Conus floridanus)

Florida Cone, Atlantic Cone, Stearns' Cone (Gastropod (univalve); whole shell; cone-shaped with moderate spire height.)

Lettered Olive (Sun-bleached / Juvenile) - Americoliva sayana (formerly Oliva sayana)

Lettered Olive (Sun-bleached / Juvenile) (Gastropod (univalve); Cylindrical/Oval spiral shape. Whole shell specimen.)

Quahog (specifically a juvenile or small Northern Quahog), also known as Hard Clam or Chowder Clam - Mercenaria mercenaria (95% confidence based on hinge profile and concentric growth lines)

Quahog (specifically a juvenile or small Northern Quahog), also known as Hard Clam or Chowder Clam (Bivalve (single valv...

Eastern Oyster with Cliona Sponge Borings, also known as 'Honeycombed Oyster' or 'Punctuated Oyster Shell' - Crassostrea virginica (heavily eroded and bioeroded specimen)

Eastern Oyster with Cliona Sponge Borings, also known as 'Honeycombed Oyster' or 'Punctuated Oyster Shell' (Bivalve (fra...

Chinese Hat Snail, Cup-and-Saucer Limpet - Calyptraea chinensis

Chinese Hat Snail, Cup-and-Saucer Limpet (Gastropod (univalve); shell shape is conical or cap-shaped, similar to a wide-...

Rigid Venus, Imperial Venus, or Speckled Venus - Globivenus rigida (formerly Venus rigida)

Rigid Venus, Imperial Venus, or Speckled Venus (Bivalve (single valve shown). Sub-globose/circular fan shape.)

Nutmeg Shell (specifically the Common Nutmeg) - Cancellaria reticulata

Nutmeg Shell (specifically the Common Nutmeg) (Gastropod; whole shell with a globose, ovate-conical spiral shape.)

Drill (often referred to as an Oyster Drill or Muricid) - Urosalpinx cinerea (Atlantic Oyster Drill)

Drill (often referred to as an Oyster Drill or Muricid) (Gastropod (univalve snail), fusiform/spiral shape, whole shell)

Common Jingle Shell, Atlantic Jingle, Mermaid's Toenail - Anomia simplex

Common Jingle Shell, Atlantic Jingle, Mermaid's Toenail (Bivalve (two-shelled). The specimen shown is the upper (left) v...

Shark Eye, Atlantic Moon Snail - Neverita duplicata (formerly Polinices duplicatus)

Shark Eye, Atlantic Moon Snail (Gastropod (univalve); globe-shaped/globose spiral shell)

Eastern Turret Shell, Common Auger, Atlantic Turritella - Turritella variegata (Confidence: 90%)

Eastern Turret Shell, Common Auger, Atlantic Turritella (Gastropod (Univalve); Spiral/Auger shaped; Whole shell specimen...

Lace Murex (also known as the Floridian Lace Murex) - Chicoreus florifer dilectus

Lace Murex (also known as the Floridian Lace Murex) (Gastropod (univalve); whole shell with spiral growth and frilled sc...

Atlantic Coquina, Bean Clam, Pompano Shell, Wedge Shell - Donax variabilis

Atlantic Coquina, Bean Clam, Pompano Shell, Wedge Shell (Bivalve (two-shelled); this specimen is a single valve. Shape i...