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Marine Shells of Fort Pickens, Gulf Islands National Seashore

This representative of species comes initially from the shell display at the Fort Pickens Ranger Station

Eastern Oyster 1
Crassostrea virginica
Calico Clam 2
Callista maculata
Ponderous Ark 3
Eontia ponderosa
Turkey Wing 4
Arca zebra
Flat tree oyster 5
Isognomon alatus
Corrugate jewelbox 6
Chama congregata
Florida prickly cockle 7
Trachycardium egmontianum
Common egg cockle 8
Laevicardium serratum
Painted egg cockle 7
Laevicardium pictum
Broad-ribbed Cardita 7
Carditamera floridana
Crested oyster 9
Ostreola equestris
Keyhole limpet 7
Monodilepas monilifera
Atlantic Pearl Oyster
Pinctada imbricata
Speckled Tellin
Arcopaginula inflata
Scorched Mussel 7
Brachidontes exustus
Sunray venus clam 10
Macrocallista nimbosa
Distorsio 7
Atlantic Calico Scallop 9
Argopecten gibbus
Atlantic bay scallop 11
Argopecten irradians
zigzag scallop
Euvola ziczac
Rough scallop 7
Aequipecten muscosus
Buttercup Lucine 12
Anodontia alba
Cross-hatched Lucine 13
Divalinga quadrisulcata
Lace murex 9
Chicoreus florifer
Florida Horse Conch 10
Triplofusus giganteus
Apple Murex 7
Phyllonotus pomum
Lettered Olive 14
Americoliva sayana
Common Nutmeg 15
Cancellaria reticulata
Chestnut Turban
Turbo castanea
Common sundial 7
Architectonica nobilis
Florida cone 7
Conus anabathrum
Alphabet Cone 7
Conus spurius
Pear Whelk 12
Busycotypus spiratus
Scotch Bonnet 9
Semicassis granulata
Giant Eastern murex
Hexaplex fulvescens
Florida rocksnail
Thais haemastoma floridana
Channeled whelk 16
Busycotypus canaliculatus
Florida fighting conch 17
Strombus alatus
Chama macerophylla 7
Spiny Jewel Box 7
Arcinella cornuta
Anadara floridana 6
Transverse Ark Clam 7
Anadara transversa
Frond Oyster 18
Dendostrea frons

Edited by Jonathan (JC) Carpenter, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

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