this is just the shell, but they are scattered all over the beach. This one also had a hole drilled through it. Evidence of a moon snail?
Needs no introduction. As a kid in the 50's these were fishbait only, for fear of the paralytic red tide.
Bivalves are marine and freshwater molluscs belonging to the class Bivalvia. Other names for the class include Bivalva, Pelecypoda, and Lamellibranchia. The class contains 30,000 species, including scallops, clams, oysters and mussels.