Jo O'Keefe Copyright 2010. Photos may be used for educational purposes only. Contact me with inquiries.
Dr. Harry Lee, a nationally known malacologist, deserves much credit for this work. Thanks to him, we know the identity of many of the shells of Sunset Beach, NC. Information on how to find these shells in seaweed and sea drift from the eastern point of Sunset Beach is at: http://www.okeefes.org/Barrier_Islands/Sunset_Beach/Shells/Sunset_Beach_Shells.htm |
Black lines on ruler visible in some images depict milimeters. Not all species have been photographed.
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44. Dinocardium robustum (Lightfoot, 1786) Atlantic
Giant Cockle
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45. Laevicardium serratum (Linnaeus, 1758) Eggcockle
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46. Trachycardium egmontianum (Shuttleworth,
1856) Florida Pricklycockle
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47. Trachycardium muricatum (Linnaeus, 1758)
Yellow Pricklycockle
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48. Anatina anatina (Spengler, 1802) Smooth
Duckclam
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49. Mulinia lateralis (Say, 1822) Dwarf
Surfclam
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50. Raeta plicatella (Lamarck, 1818) Channeled
Duckclam
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51. Spisula raveneli (Conrad, 1831) Southern
Surfclam
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52. Solen viridis Say, 1822 Green
Jackknife
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Left and right views of same specimen
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53. Ensis megistus Pilsbry and McGinty, 1943
Minor Jackknife
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54. Angulus sybariticus (Dall, 1881) Sybaritic
Tellin
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55. Angulus texanus (Dall, 1900)
Texas Tellin
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56. Angulus versicolor (DeKay, 1843) Many-colored
Tellin
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57. Eurytellina alternata (Say, 1822) Alternate
Tellin
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58. Macoma tenta (Say, 1838) Elongate
Macoma
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59. Merisca aequistriata (Say, 1824) Striate
Tellin
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60. Scissula consobrina (d'Orbigny, 1853) Consobrine
Tellin
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61. Scissula iris (Say, 1822) Rainbow
Tellin
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62. Strigilla surinamensis Boss, 1972 Surinam
Strigilla (4) The fourth specimen is an adult. Notice that
the grooves become more "horizontal" late in life.
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63. Donax parvulus Philippi, 1849 Little
Coquina
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64. Donax variabilis Say, 1822 Variable Coquina
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Donax variabilis Say, 1822
Variable Coquina -- almost all juvenile
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Donax spp Say, 1822 Little
Coquina and Variable Coquina
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65. Abra aequalis (Say, 1822) Atlantic
Abra
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66. Abra lioica (Dall, 1881) Smooth
Abra
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67. Cumingia tellinoides (Conrad, 1831) Tellin
Semele
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68. Ervilia concentrica (Holmes, 1860) Concentric
Ervilia
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69. Semele proficua (Pulteney, 1799) Atlantic
Semele
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70. Tagelus plebeius (Lightfoot, 1786) Stout
Tagelus
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71. Polymesoda caroliniana (Bosc, 1801) Carolina
Marshclam
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72. Chione elevata (Say, 1822) Cross-barred
Venus
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73. Dosinia discus (Reeve, 1850) Disk
Dosinia
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74. Dosinia elegans (Conrad, 1844) Elegant
Dosinia
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75. Lirophora latilirata (Conrad, 1841) Imperial
Venus
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76. Macrocallista nimbosa (Lightfoot, 1786) Sunray
Venus
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77. Mercenaria campechiensis (Gmelin, 1791) Southern
Quahog
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78. Mercenaria mercenaria (Linnaeus, 1758) Northern Quahog |
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79. Puberella intapurpurea (Conrad, 1849) Lady-in-waiting Venus |
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80. Timoclea grus (Holmes, 1858) Gray
Pygmy-venus
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81. Petricolaria pholadiformis (Lamarck, 1818)
False Angelwing
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82. Paramya subovata (Conrad, 1845) Subovate
Softshell
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83. Sphenia dubia (H. C. Lea, 1843) Dubious
Sphenia
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84. Sphenia fragilis Carpenter, 1857
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85. Caryocorbula barrattiana C. B. Adams, 1852
Truncate Corbula
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86. Caryocorbula contracta Say, 1822 Contracted
Corbula
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87. Corbula dietziana C. B. Adams, 1852 Rosy
Corbula
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88. Rocellaria stimpsoni (Tryon, 1861) Carolina
Gastrochaenid
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89. Barnea truncata (Say, 1822) Atlantic
Mud-piddock
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90. Cyrtopleura costata (Linnaeus, 1758) Angelwing
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91. Martesia cuneiformis (Say, 1822) Wedge
Piddock
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92. Nototeredo knoxi Bartsch, 1917 Foliaceous
Shipworm
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93. Entodesma brasiliense
(Gould, 1850) Pearly Entodesma
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94. Lyonsia hyalina hyalina (Conrad, 1831) Glassy
Lyonsia
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Updated April 19, 2010 |