Seashells of Hilton Head Island
A list of the common seashells that can be found on the beaches of Hilton Head Island, South Carolina.
Atlantic Calico Scallop
The Atlantic calico scallop, Argopecten gibbus, is a species of medium-sized edible saltwater clam, specifically a scallop, a marine bivalve mollusk in the family Pectinidae, the scallops.
Atlantic Winged Oyster
Pteria colymbus, or the Atlantic winged oyster, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Pteriidae. It can be found along the Atlantic coast of North America, ranging from North Carolina to Bermuda and Brazil.
Anomia simplex
The Common Jingle Shell (Anomia simplex) occurs along the east coast of North America from Cape Cod to the Caribbean (Gosner 1978) or Brazil (Rehder 1981). North of this range, it is largely replaced by the smaller and more fragile Prickly Jingle (A. aculeata). Common Jingles are found in the subtidal from shallow water to around 18 m. Although they may be found attached to ...more ↓
