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Shells
Types of Shells
Mussels: Family Mytilidae
Ribbed Mussel (Geukensia demissa)
American Horsemussel
Ark Shells: Family Arcidae
Incongruous Ark
Turkey Wing (Zebra Ark)
Mossy Ark
Ponderous Ark
Transverse Ark
Red-Brown Ark
Doc Bale's Ark
Cut-ribbed Ark
Blood Ark
White-beard Ark
Cancellate Ark
Delicate Ark
Elongate Ponderous Ark
White Miniature Ark
Bittersweet Clam: Family Glycymerididae
Giant Atlantic Bittersweet Clam
Spectral Bittersweet Clam
Comb Bittersweet
Atlantic Pearl Oyster: Family Pteriidae
Atlantic Winged Oyster
Penshells: Family Pinnidae
Stiff Penshells
Sawtooth Penshells
Half-naked Penshells
Fileclams: Family Limidae
Smooth Fileclam
Spiny Fileclam
Antillean Fileclam
Rough Fileclam
Scallops: Family Pectinidae
Scaly Scallop
Thistle Scallop
Rough Scallop
Zigzag Scallop
Northern Lion's Paw
Atlantic Kitten Paw: Family Plicatulidae
Digitate Thorny Oyster: Family Spondylidae
Common Jingle Shell: Family Anomiidae
False Jingle Shells
Oysters: Family Ostreidae
Frond Oysters
Eastern Oysters
Rosy Oysters
Crested Oyster
Lucines: Family Lucinidae
Thick Lucine
Buttercup Lucine
Tiger Lucine
Cross-hatched Lucine
Chalky Lucine
Jewel Boxes: Family Chamidae
Leafy Jewelbox
Corrugate Jewelbox
Florida Spiny Jewelbox
Broad-ribbed Carditid: Family Carditidae
Cockle Shells: Family Cardiidae
Atlantic Giant Cockle
Yellow Prickly Cockle
Spiny Paper Cockle
Florida Prickly Cockle
Common Egg Cockle
Painted Egg Cockle
Square Paper Cockle
Surf Clams, Duck Clams: Family Mactridae
Southern Surf Clams
Dwarf Surf Clams
Smooth Duck Clam
Channeled Duck Clam
Fragile Surfclams
Atlantic Jackknife Clam: Family Pharidae
Strigilla, Tellins: Family Tellindae
Rosy Strigilla
Lucky Tellin
Constricted Macoma
Elongated Macoma
Rose Petal Tellin
Short Macoma
Coquinas: Family Donacidae
Variable Coquina
Giant Coquina
Semeles: Family Semelidae
Purplish Semele
Orange Semeles
White Atlantic Semele
Tan Semeles
Cancellate Semeles
Stout Tagelus: Family Psammobiidae
Carolina Marsh Clam: Family Cyrenidae
Venus and Quahog Shells: Family Veneridae
Imperial Venus Shell
Lady-In-Waiting Venus Shells (Ridged Clam)
Southern Quahog
Cross-Barred Venus
Lightning Pitar
False Angel Wings
Disk Dosinia
Elegant Dosinia
Calico Clam
Pointed Venus
Northern Quahog
Gray Pigmy Venus
New World Petricolid
Angel Wings: Family Pholadidae
Campeche Angel Wing
Angelwing
Limpets: Family Fissurellidae
Cayenne Keyhole Limpet
Rosy Keyhole Limpet
Lister's Keyhole Limpet
Rayed Keyhole Limpet
Sowerby's Fleshy Limpet
Turbans: Family Turbinidae
Chestnut Turbans
Green Star Shell
Top Snails: Family Calliostomatidae
Sculptured Top Snail
Checkered Nerite: Family Neritidae
Ceriths: Family Cerithiidae
Fly-speck Cerith
Dark Cerith
Ivory Cerith
Button Snail: Family Modulidae
Florida Wormsnail: Family Turritellidae
Marsh Periwinkle, Family Littorinidae
Slippersnails: Family Calyptraeidae
Spiny Slippersnail
Depressed Slippersnail
Common Slippershells
Cowries: Family Cypraeidae
Atlantic Deer Cowry
Atlantic Yellow Cowrie
Measled cowrie
Coffeebean Trivia: Family Triviidae
Shark Eyes, Moonsnails & Baby Ears: Family Naticidae
Shark Eye
White Baby Ear
Brown Baby Ear
Helmets & Scotch Bonnets: Family Cassidae
Reticulate Cowrie Helmet
Scotch Bonnet
Tuns: Family Tonnidae
Giant Tun
Atlantic Partridge Tun
Tritons: Family Cymatiidae
Hairy Triton
Dog-head Triton
Triton strangei (Cymatium labiosum)
Corded Triton
Mossy Triton
Atlantic Distorsio: Family Personidae
Murex and Rock Snails: Family Muricidae
Apple Murex
Lace Murex
Florida Rocksnail
Thick-lipped (Oyster) Drill
Giant Eastern Murex
Atlantic oyster drill
Tinted Cantharus: Family Pisaniidae
Whelks: Family Buccinidae
Lightning Whelk
Knobbed Whelk
Pear Whelk
Pleasant Pear Whelk
Mudsnails: Family Nassariidae
Eastern Mudsnail
Bruised Nassa
White Nassa
Tulip Shells: Family Fasciolariidae
Banded Tulip
True Tulip
Horse Conch: Family Fasciolariidae
Dove Snails: Family Columbellidae
Lettered Olive: Family Olividae
Common Atlantic Marginella: Family Marginellidae
Common Nutmeg: Family Cancellariidae
Auger Snails: Family Terebridae
Salle's Auger
Eastern Auger
Mouse Cone: Family Conidae
False Striped Limpet: Family Siphonariidae
Caribbean Vase: Family Turbinellidae
West Indian tegula: Family Tegulidae
Striate Bubble: Family Bullidae
Chestnut Latirus: Family Fasciolariidae
Beaded Miter: Family Mitridae
Conchs: Family Strombidae
Queen Conch
Hawkwing Conch
Milk Conch
Florida Fighting Conch
Common Sundial: Family Architectonicidae
Crown Conch: Family Melongenidae
Garden Zachrysia Family Camaenidae
American Carrier Snail: Family Xenophoridae
Worm Snails: family Vermetidae
Exotic Wormsnail
Decussate Wormsnail
Variable Wormsnail
Atlantic Necklace Turrid: Family Pseudomelatomidae
West Indian False Cerith: Family Batillariidae
Apple Snails: Family Ampullariidae
Channeled Apple Snail
Florida Apple Snail
Asian Clam: Family Cyrenidae
Shell Art
Shells on wood
Corrugate Jewelbox
Corrugate Jewelbox
Chama congregata
Conrad, 1833
Family Chamidae
Corrugate Jewelbox