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An Atlantic auger shell (Terebra dislocata) — a slender, high-spired specimen with fine spiral banding on a neutral background.Shell

Shell · east-coast

Atlantic Auger

A slender, needle-shaped gastropod common along Atlantic and Gulf shores — its tightly coiled spire counts more than a dozen whorls.

An Atlantic giant cockle (Dinocardium robustum) showing its heart-shaped ribbed valves in warm cream and brown.Shell

Shell · east-coast

Atlantic Giant Cockle

The largest cockle of the U.S. Atlantic and Gulf coasts — a hefty, heart-shaped bivalve with bold radial ribbing and a warm mahogany interior.

An Atlantic razor clam shell — long, narrow, and glossy with a soft olive-brown periostracum on a neutral background.Shell

Shell · east-coast

Atlantic Razor Clam

A long, straight bivalve resembling a folded straight razor — one of the most distinctive silhouettes along the Atlantic wrack line.

An Atlantic surf clam (Spisula solidissima) — a large, smooth, triangular pale-cream valve on a neutral background.Shell

Shell · east-coast

Atlantic Surf Clam

The largest bivalve on the U.S. Atlantic shore — smooth, triangular valves that wash ashore in numbers after storms.

A translucent Atlantic jingle shell (Anomia simplex) — thin, pearly, and lightly iridescent on a neutral background.Shell

Shell · east-coast

Atlantic Jingle Shell

Thin, translucent bivalves in gold, silver, and pale orange — their nickname comes from the soft chime a handful makes when carried home.

A knobbed whelk (Busycon carica) photographed against a neutral background — cream body with rows of blunt knobs along the shoulder.Shell

Shell · east-coast

Knobbed Whelk

A large right-handed whelk of the U.S. Atlantic coast, distinguished by pointed knobs along its shoulder — the state shell of Georgia and New Jersey.

A delicate white angel wing shell (Cyrtopleura costata) — long, ribbed, wing-shaped valves on a neutral background.Shell

Shell · east-coast

Angel Wing

A fragile white bivalve whose elongated, radially sculpted valves resemble folded wings — a prized but delicate find along Atlantic and Gulf shores.

An Eastern oyster shell (Crassostrea virginica) — rough, layered valve in muted greys and whites on a neutral background.Shell

Shell · east-coast

Eastern Oyster

The keystone reef-building bivalve of the U.S. Atlantic coast — irregular grey valves shape the estuaries from Chesapeake Bay to the Gulf.

A shark eye moon snail shell — perfectly whorled dome in cream and pale tan — on a wrack line at sunset with tiny shells and sea glass around it.Shell

Shell · east-coast

Shark Eye

A smooth, round moon snail whose glossy tan spiral gives it the distinctive dark 'eye' — one of the East and Gulf coasts' most-collected small shells.

A calico scallop shell mottled in deep red, orange, and cream sitting upright on damp sand as golden sunset light glints off the surf.Shell

Shell · east-coast

Calico Scallop

A small, brightly mottled Gulf and Atlantic scallop — the shell that gives Sanibel's tide line its confetti of pink, orange, and purple.

A single lightning whelk resting on pale sand — its sinistral spire catching warm afternoon light.Shell

Shell · east-coast

Lightning Whelk

A large sinistral (left-handed) whelk of the U.S. southeast, prized for the streaks of colour that run down its spire.

A Scotch bonnet shell showing its distinctive woven basket-check pattern of cream and brown squares.Shell

Shell · east-coast

Scotch Bonnet

Rounded helmet shell with a woven basket-check pattern — North Carolina's state shell.

A junonia volute — glossy cream body with regular rows of chocolate-brown spots — beside driftwood on Gulf sand.Shell

Shell · gulf-coast

Junonia

A deep-water volute famous on Sanibel Island for its cream body and neat rings of chocolate spots.

A scallop shell — ribbed fan of soft coral and cream — resting on wet sand at sunset with a shimmering tide line beyond.Shell

Shell Family · east-coast

Scallop

Fan-shaped bivalves with radiating ribs and two ear-like auricles at the hinge — the family Pectinidae.

A polished lettered olive shell showing its cylindrical body and fine zigzag markings on cream and brown.Shell

Shell · east-coast

Lettered Olive

South Carolina's state shell — a glossy cylindrical olive with fine zigzag markings that resemble handwriting.

A moon snail shell — almost spherical with a low spire — beside a small drilled clam on pale sand.Shell

Shell Family · east-coast

Moon Snail

Rounded, polished gastropods (family Naticidae) that leave the neat drilled hole on so many empty bivalves.

A bleached white sand dollar with its five-petal radial pattern on pale sand.Shell

Shell Group · east-coast

Sand Dollar

Flattened burrowing echinoderms with the five-pointed 'flower' pattern on top — not a shell at all, but a sea urchin test.

A Florida fighting conch shell — spiny spire and glowing peach aperture — on a shell-strewn beach at sunset.Shell

Shell · gulf-coast

Florida Fighting Conch

A compact, heavy-bodied true conch of the U.S. southeast — Florida's most reliably found strombid on Gulf beaches.

A large Florida horse conch, Florida's state shell, resting on sand at sunset with its orange aperture catching the last light.Shell

Shell · gulf-coast

Florida Horse Conch

Florida's official state shell and one of the largest gastropods in the Americas — a spindle-shaped predator that can exceed two feet in length.

A vibrant scatter of coquina clam shells in pinks, purples, oranges, and creams strewn along the wet tide line at sunset.Shell

Shell · east-coast

Coquina

Tiny wedge-shaped bivalves that appear in dazzling colour variations along the surf line.

A large knobbed whelk shell resting on shell-strewn sand at sunset, with dune grasses in the distance and shimmering surf rolling in beside it.Shell

Shell Group · east-coast

Whelk

A group of large predatory sea snails found along the U.S. east and gulf coasts, including knobbed, channelled, and lightning whelks.

A large conch shell with a glowing pink aperture and knobbed spire resting on shell-strewn sand at sunset with the tide rolling in beyond.Shell

Shell Group · caribbean

Conch

An informal group of large tropical to subtropical gastropods with flared apertures — distinct from true whelks.

A polished olive shell with elegant brown zigzag markings on cream lying on damp sand at sunset with a shimmering tide line beyond.Shell

Shell Family · east-coast

Olive Shell

Glossy cylindrical gastropods of the family Olividae, including the lettered olive — South Carolina's state shell.

A slender auger shell with fine reddish-brown zigzag banding lying on damp sand at sunset, surrounded by tiny shells and sea glass.Shell

Shell Family · east-coast

Auger

Long, slender, high-spired gastropods of the family Terebridae — the beachcomber's screw shell.

A heart-shaped ribbed cockle shell standing upright on sand at sunset, surrounded by tiny shells, sea glass, and beach grass.Shell

Shell Family · east-coast

Cockle

Heart-shaped ribbed bivalves (family Cardiidae) that form the classic 'valentine' outline when both valves are joined.

A true tulip shell — swirling brown and cream markings with a glowing peach aperture — resting on sand at sunset with dunes and tide beyond.Shell

Shell · gulf-coast

True Tulip

A smooth, spindle-shaped Gulf and Caribbean gastropod with soft cream and streaked-brown markings — the larger of Florida's two common tulips.

A banded tulip shell — cream body with bold dark spiral bands and a glowing peach aperture — resting on sand at sunset with dune grasses beyond.Shell

Shell · gulf-coast

Banded Tulip

A smaller, more crisply patterned tulip of the Gulf coast — dark spiral bands on a smooth cream shell make it one of the region's most photogenic finds.

An apple murex shell with frilled, spiny ridges and a glowing peach aperture, resting on shell-strewn sand at sunset with sea glass and driftwood around it.Shell

Shell · gulf-coast

Apple Murex

A stout, sculptured murex of the Florida and Caribbean Gulf — heavier and more rounded than the delicate lace murex.

A lace murex shell with intricate lacy frills and cream-and-brown detailing on sand at sunset, tiny shells and sea glass around it.Shell

Shell · gulf-coast

Lace Murex

A delicately frilled Gulf murex — smaller and more ornate than the apple murex, with lace-like fronds along each varix.

A bay scallop shell in soft pinks, corals, and cream ribs resting on wet sand at sunset with foam and shimmering tide line beyond.Shell

Shell · east-coast

Bay Scallop

A grass-flat scallop of the U.S. east and Gulf coasts — the classic seagrass forager whose harvest still shapes Florida coastal summers.

A ribbed ark shell — cream valve with warm brown banding along its radiating ribs — resting on sand at sunset with dune grasses and a shimmering tide line beyond.Shell

Shell Family · east-coast

Ark Shell

Sturdy, heavily ribbed bivalves of the family Arcidae — Florida beaches carry several species, including the striped turkey wing and the smaller ponderous ark.

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Shell Identification Guide

Learn to recognize the most common and beloved seashells you'll find along the shore.