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Guide Index  |  Birds  |  Sea Shells  |  Cape Plants

Our Shell Collection

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

Cypraea zebra,
Measled cowrie

Lives offshore, very rare find.

Angelwing Angelwing

Cyrtopleura costata,
Angelwing

Lives offshore and in estuaries, occasional find.

Atlantic giant-cockle Atlantic giant-cockle

Dinocardium robustum,
Atlantic giant-cockle

Lives in sounds and offshore, common find.

Cross-hatched lucine Cross-hatched lucine

Divaricalla quadrisulcata,
Cross-hatched lucine

Lives offshore, common find.

Coquina Clams  

Donax variabilis,
Coquina Clams

Lives in intertidal zone.

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Dosinia discus,
Disk donsinia

Lives in sounds and offshore, common find.

True tulip True tulip

Fasciolaria tulipa,
True tulip

Lives offshore and in Cape Lookout Bight, rare find.

Atlantic figsnail Atlantic figsnail

Ficus communis,
Atlantic figsnail

Rare shell, lives offshore.


 
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