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Guide Index  |  Birds  |  Sea Shells  |  Cape Plants

Our Shell Collection

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These shells are listed in alphabetical order by scientific name. We used the book Seashells of North Carolina by Porter & Houser as a reference. Click on photo to enlarge.
Incongruous ark Incongruous ark

Anadara brasiliana,
Incongruous ark

Lives in sand, common find.

Cut-ribbed ark Cut-ribbed ark

Anadara floridana,
Cut-ribbed ark

Lives offshore, occasional find.

Smooth duckclam Smooth duckclam

Anatina anatina,
Smooth duckclam

Lives offshore, fairly common find.

Buttercup lucine Buttercup lucine

Anodontia alba,
Buttercup lucine

Lives offshore, occasional find.

Common jingle Common jingle

Anomia simplex,
Common jingle

Lives from low tide line to offshore, common find.

Turkey wing Turkey wing

Arca zebra,
Turkey wing
Zebra ark

Lives offshore, common find.

Common sundial Common sundial

Architectonica nobilis,
Common sundial

Lives offshore, rare find.

Atlantic bay scallop Atlantic bay scallop

Argopecten irradians,
Atlantic bay scallop
"Blue Eye" scallop

Lives in sounds and estuaries, common find.

Rigid penshell Rigid penshell

Atrina rigida,
Rigid penshell

Lives in sounds, occasional find.

Sawtooth penshell Sawtooth penshell

Atrina serrata,
Sawtooth penshell

Lives offshore, common find.


 
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