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Seashell Guide

Guide to Virginia Seashells

Explore the seashells found along the coast of Virginia.

Busycon carica

Knobbed Whelk

Busycotypus canaliculatus

Channeled Whelk

Colus stimpsoni

Stimpson's Whelk

Sinistrofulgur laeostomum

Sinistrofulgur laeostomum

Caecum pulchellum

Beautiful Caecum

Calliostoma bairdii

Baird's Top Shell

Crepidula plana

Eastern White Slipper Snail

Crepidula fornicata

Common Atlantic Slipper Snail

Crepidula convexa

Convex Slipper Snail

Crucibulum striatum

Cup-and-saucer Limpet

Cavolinia tridentata

Three-toothed Cavoline

Bittiolum varium

Grass Cerith

Astyris lunata

Lunar Dovesnail

Costoanachis avara

Greedy Dove Snail

Costoanachis translirata

Well-ribbed Dove Shell

Parvanachis obesa

Fat Dove Snail

Cylichnella bidentata

Two-tooth Barrel-Bubble

Melampus bidentatus

Two-toothed Marsh Snail

Epitonium novangliae

New England Wentletrap

Epitonium angulatum

Angulate Wentletrap

Epitonium celesti

Epitonium celesti

Epitonium dallianum

Epitonium dallianum

Epitonium multistriatum

Multiribbed Wentletrap

Epitonium championi

Champion's Wentletrap

Epitonium humphreysii

Humphrey's Wentletrap

Gyroscala rupicola

Brown-banded Wentletrap

Diodora tanneri

Tanner's Keyhole Limpet

Diodora cayenensis

Cayenne Keyhole Limpet

Haminella solitaria

Solitary Glassy-Bubble

Litiopa melanostoma

Sargassum Snail

Littoraria irrorata

Marsh Periwinkle

Kurtziella atrostyla

Brown-tip Mangelia

Pyrgocythara plicosa

Plicate Mangelia

Dentimargo aureocincta

Gold-line Marginella

Prunum roscidum

Seaboard Marginella

Eupleura caudata

Thick-lipped Drill

Stramonita floridana

Florida Rock Shell

Stramonita haemastoma

Red-mouthed Dog Winkle

Urosalpinx cinerea

Eastern Oyster Drill

Iiyanassa trivittata

Threeline Mudsnail

Ilyanassa obsoleta

Eastern Mudsnail

Nassarius acutus

Sharp Nassa

Phrontis vibex

Bruised Nassa

Euspira triseriata

Spotted Moonsnail

Neverita duplicata

Shark Eye

Polinices immaculatus

Immaculate Moonsnail

Sinum perspectivum

White Baby Ear

Tectonatica pusilla

Miniature Moonsnail

Retilaskeya emersonii

Awl Miniature Cerith

Olivella mutica

Yellowish Olive Snail

Simnialena uniplicata

One-toothed Simnia

Turbonilla buteonis

Hawk Turbonille

Neoterebra dislocata

Eastern Auger

Eudolium crosseanum

Straw Tun

Tachyrhynchus reticulatus

Reticulated Turretsnail

Vermicularia spirata

West Indian Worm Snail

Vitrinella floridana

Florida Vitrinella

Raeta plicatella

Channeled Duck Clam

Anomia simplex

Common Jingle

Heteranomia squamula

Heteranomia squamula

Anadara transversa

Transverse Ark

Lunarca ovalis

Blood Ark

Arctica islanica

Ocean Quahog

Dinocardium robustum

Atlantic Giant Cockle

Laevicardium mortoni

Morton's Cockle

Laevicardium pictum

Painted Egg Cockle

Cyclocardia borealis

Northern Cardita

Crassinella lunulata

Lunate Crassinella

Donax variabilis

Coquina

Donax fossor

Fossor Coquina

Hiatella arctica

Wrinkled Rock Borer

Divalinga quadrisulcata

Cross-hatched Lucine

Lucina pensylvanica

Pennsylvania Lucine

Parvilucina crenella

Many-lined Lucine

Lyonsia hyalina

Glassy Lyonsia

Mulinia lateralis

Dwarf Surfclam

Rangia cuneata

Atlantic Rangia

Spisula raveneli

Southern Surf Clam

Spisula solidissima

West Atlantic Surf Clam

Mya arenaria

Soft-shelled Clam

Arcuatula papyria

Atlantic Papermussel

Geukensia demissa

Atlantic Ribbed Mussel

Ischadium recurvum

Hooked Mussel

Modiolus modiolus

Horse Mussel

Mytilus edulis

Blue Mussel

Mytilus trossulus

Northern Bay Mussel

Noetia ponderosa

Ponderous Ark

Nucula proxima

Small Nut Shell

Crassostrea virginica

Eastern Oyster

Aequipecten glyptus

Red-ribbed Scallop

Argopecten gibbus

Atlantic Calico Scallop

Argopecten irradians

Atlantic Bay Scallop

Cryptopecten phrygium

Spathate Scallop

Placopecten magellanicus

Atlantic Deep-sea Scallop

Cochlodesma leanum

Lea's Spoon Clam

Ensis leei

Atlantic Jackknife

Siliqua costata

Atlantic Razor

Barnea truncata

Fallen Angelwing

Cyrtopleura costata

Angelwing

Abra aequalis

Common Atlantic Abra

Cumingia sinuosa

Tellin Semele

Tagelus plebeius

Stout Tagelus

Tagelus divisus

Purplish Tagelus

Solemya velum

Swimming Clam

Solen viridis

Green Jacknife Clam

Ameritella versicolor

Many-colored Tellin

Macoploma tenta

Sining Macoma

Chionopsis intapurpurea

Lady-in-waiting Venus

Cyclinella tenuis

Thin Cyclinella

Dosinia discus

Disk Dosinia

Gemma gemma

Amethyst Gem Clam

Mercenaria mercenaria

North Quahog

Mercenaria campechiensis

Southern Quahog

Petricolaria pholadiformis

False Angelwing

Agriopoma morrhuanum

False Quahog

Argonauta argo

Paper Nautilus

Spirula spirula

Ram's Horn Squid

Antalis entalis

Occidental Tusk Shell

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