All Sea Shells

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Brain Coral Fragment (Note: This is actually a piece of stony coral skeleton, not a true mollusk shell) - Diploria labyrinthiformis (or similar brain coral species)

Brain Coral Fragment (Note: This is actually a piece of stony coral skeleton, not a true mollusk shell) (Other (Marine I...

Bleeding Tooth Nerite (also known as the Common Bleeding Tooth) - Nerita peloronta

Bleeding Tooth Nerite (also known as the Common Bleeding Tooth) (Gastropod (univalve) whole shell with a heavy, spiral s...

Rough Periwinkle or related rough-textured marine snails, potentially young or dwarf Triton shells / channeled whelks / similar small turbinate gastropods - Littorina saxatilis / assorted small gastropod shells

Rough Periwinkle or related rough-textured marine snails, potentially young or dwarf Triton shells / channeled whelks / ...

Drill Shell or Auger (Common Alternate Name: Turret Shell) - Hastula cinerea

Drill Shell or Auger (Common Alternate Name: Turret Shell) (Gastropod (snail/univalve), whole shells, slender elongate s...

Wentletrap, commonly known as Scaled Wentletrap or Precious Wentletrap - Epitonium scalare

Wentletrap, commonly known as Scaled Wentletrap or Precious Wentletrap (Gastropod (univalve), whole shell, high-spired t...

Knobbed Whelk (also known as Busycon winkle) - Busycon carica

Knobbed Whelk (also known as Busycon winkle) (Gastropod (spiral shape))

Atlantic Bay Scallop (also known as the Common Bay Scallop) - Argopecten irradians

Atlantic Bay Scallop (also known as the Common Bay Scallop) (Bivalve (two-shelled), whole shell, fan-shaped)

Wentletrap, commonly known as Scaled Wentletrap or Epitonium species - Epitonium scalaris or closely related Epitonium species

Wentletrap, commonly known as Scaled Wentletrap or Epitonium species (Gastropod, whole shell, spiral shape with prominen...

Knobbed Whelk (Busycon carica) - Busycon carica

Knobbed Whelk (Busycon carica) (Gastropod (univalve, whole spiral shell))

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

Calico Scallop (also known as the Atlantic Calico Scallop) (Bivalve (two-shelled clam), whole single valves, fan-shaped ...

Marsh Periwinkle or Saltmarsh Snail - Littoraria irrorata

Marsh Periwinkle or Saltmarsh Snail (Gastropod (spiral, elongate-conic shape))

Sundial Shell (Architectica perspectiva) - Architectonica perspectiva

Sundial Shell (Architectica perspectiva) (Gastropod (spiral, conical/pyramidal shape))

Top Shell (also known as Turban Shell or Trochus Shell) - Tectus niloticus or similar Trochidae species

Top Shell (also known as Turban Shell or Trochus Shell) (Gastropod (spiral, cone-shaped univalve), whole shell)

Wentletrap, specifically the Precious Wentletrap or related staircase shell - Epitonium scalare

Wentletrap, specifically the Precious Wentletrap or related staircase shell (Gastropod (spiral, turreted shape), whole s...

Alphabet Cone (Alphabet Conic, Lettered Cone) - Conus spurius

Alphabet Cone (Alphabet Conic, Lettered Cone) (Gastropod, whole shell, cone-shaped)

Junonia (Scaphella junonia) - Scaphella junonia

Junonia (Scaphella junonia) (Gastropod (univalve snail), whole spiral shell)

Crown Conch (Melongena corona) - Melongena corona

Crown Conch (Melongena corona) (Gastropod (univalve, spiral shape), whole shell with some damage/holes)

Alphabet Cone, also known as the Lettered Cone - Conus alphonsi or Conus spurius (specifically the Atlantic Alphabet Cone / Conus spurius atlanticus)

Alphabet Cone, also known as the Lettered Cone (Gastropod univalve, whole shell with a distinct biconical or cone shape)

Shark Eye Moon Snail (also known as Northern Moon Snail or Atlantic Moon Snail) - Euspira heros (formerly Lunatia heros)

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

Fighting Conch - Strombus alatus (or Lobatus alatus)

Fighting Conch (Gastropod, whole shell, spiral shape with flared outer lip)

Alphabet Cone, also known as the Alphabet Snail or Lettered Cone - Conus alphabeticus

Alphabet Cone, also known as the Alphabet Snail or Lettered Cone (Gastropod, whole shell, cone-shaped with a low spire)

Pen Shell (Stiff Pen Shell or Sawtoothed Pen Shell) - Atrina rigida

Pen Shell (Stiff Pen Shell or Sawtoothed Pen Shell) (Bivalve (two-shelled), whole individual shell with elongated wedge ...

Yellow Cockle (also known as the Prickly Cockle or Isocardia Cockle) - Trachycardium muricatum

Yellow Cockle (also known as the Prickly Cockle or Isocardia Cockle) (Bivalve (two-shelled), featuring whole valves with...

Cockle Shell (Common Cockle) - Cerastoderma edule

Cockle Shell (Common Cockle) (Bivalve, whole shell, fan-shaped)

Strawberry Top Shell (also known as the Red-spotted Top Shell) - Tectus niloticus (frequently utilized in craft and ornament manufacture)

Strawberry Top Shell (also known as the Red-spotted Top Shell) (Gastropod (snail/univalve), modified whole shell crafted...

Ramicose Murex (also known as Chicoreus ramosus, Ramose Murex, or Branched Murex) - Chicoreus ramosus

Ramicose Murex (also known as Chicoreus ramosus, Ramose Murex, or Branched Murex) (Gastropod (snail/univalve), whole she...

Nucleus Cowrie (also known as the Grained Cowrie or Nucleus Cowry) - Naria nucleus

Nucleus Cowrie (also known as the Grained Cowrie or Nucleus Cowry) (Gastropod, whole shell, oval-elongate shape with a f...

Channeled Turban or Common Turban Shell - Turbo chrysostomus

Channeled Turban or Common Turban Shell (Gastropod, whole spiral shell)

Knobbed Rock Shell or American Crown Conch - Melongena corona (or similar heavy gastropod)

Knobbed Rock Shell or American Crown Conch (Gastropod (spiral, heavy univalve))

Brown Apple Snail (Channeled Apple Snail) - Pomacea canaliculata

Brown Apple Snail (Channeled Apple Snail) (Gastropod, whole spiral shell)

Architect's Staircase Sundial Shell, also known simply as the Staircase Shell - Architectonica perspectiva

Architect's Staircase Sundial Shell, also known simply as the Staircase Shell (Gastropod (univalve) whole shell with a d...

Yellow Cockle (also known as the Egg Cockle or Prickly Cockle) - Trachycardium egmontianum

Yellow Cockle (also known as the Egg Cockle or Prickly Cockle) (Bivalve, whole shell pair or matching single valves, fan...

Red Abalone (also known as Giant Abalone) - Haliotis rufescens

Red Abalone (also known as Giant Abalone) (Gastropod univalve with an ear-shaped (auriform) spiral morphology, whole she...

Knobbed Whelk (also known as the Channeled Whelk relative, though specifically the Knobbed Whelk) - Busycon carica

Knobbed Whelk (also known as the Channeled Whelk relative, though specifically the Knobbed Whelk) (Gastropod (univalve s...

Metal Conch or Whelk Pendant (Artificially Cast Shell Replica) - Not applicable (Manufactured jewelry item modeled after a marine gastropod)

Metal Conch or Whelk Pendant (Artificially Cast Shell Replica) (Gastropod-shaped metallic pendant/replica)

Sea Urchin Test (often referred to as Sea Urchin Shell or Biscuit) - Lytechinus variegatus (Green Sea Urchin)

Sea Urchin Test (often referred to as Sea Urchin Shell or Biscuit) (Echinoid test (endoskeleton of a marine echinoderm, ...

Button Snail or Livid Button Snail - Natica livida

Button Snail or Livid Button Snail (Gastropod (snail/univalve), whole shell, spiral shape)

Button Snail (also known as the Little Button Shell or Toothed Natica) - Neverita duplicata (formerly Polinices duplicatus), with confidence level High

Button Snail (also known as the Little Button Shell or Toothed Natica) (Gastropod (univalve), whole shell, globose/depre...

Turban Shell (also known as Castor Bean Turban or Chestnut Turban) - Turbo castanea

Turban Shell (also known as Castor Bean Turban or Chestnut Turban) (Gastropod, whole shell, spiral shape)

Lightning Whelk (also known as Busycon Whelk) - Busycon sinistrum

Lightning Whelk (also known as Busycon Whelk) (Gastropod (univalve), whole shell, spiral shape with a left-handed (sinis...

Star Coral Skeleton (Often misidentified or collected alongside shells) - Orbicella annularis (or similar massive stony coral species)

Star Coral Skeleton (Often misidentified or collected alongside shells) (Stony Coral Skeleton (Cnidarian skeleton rather...

Crown Conch, also known as King Crown Conch - Melongena corona

Crown Conch, also known as King Crown Conch (Gastropod (snail/univalve), whole spiral shell with prominent shoulder spin...