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 deer cowrie
Macrocypraea cervus, common name the "Atlantic deer cowry", is a species of large sea snail, a very large cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.
Common Slipper Shell
The common slipper shell, Crepidula fornicata, has many other common names including common Atlantic slippersnail, boat shell, quarterdeck shell, fornicating slipper snail, and it is known in Britain as the "common slipper limpet". This is a species of medium-sized sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Calyptraeidae, the slipper snails ...more ↓
