Departmental Shell Collection

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Aliger gigas
Aliger gigas
Large shells, 24 cm. Creamy white to pink inner, cream to light reddish brown outer., Family: Strombidae, Known habitat: Florida, West Indies, Class: Gastropoda, Order: Littorinimorpha
Aliger gigas
Aliger gigas
Five large shells, 25 cm. Creamy white to pink inner, cream to light reddish brown outer., Family: Strombidae, Known habitat: Florida, West Indies, Class: Gastropoda, Order: Littorinimorpha
Arca sp.
Arca sp.
one half bivalve, wavy shape, dark brown, Class: Bivalvia, Order: Arcida, Family: Arcidae
Arcinella arcinella
Arcinella arcinella
Numerous white to pale tan shell with rows of nodules, Class: Gastropoda, Order: Venerida, Family: Chamidae, Known habitat: North Carolina to W. Indies
Argopecten ventricosus
Argopecten ventricosus
two different sized and colored shells, Class: Bivalvia, Order: Pectinida, Family: Pectinidae
Atrina sp.
Atrina sp.
Atrina serrata and/or Atrina rigida. Brown almost translucent shells, Class: Bivalvia, Order: Ostreida, Family: Pinnidae
Bolinus cornutus
Bolinus cornutus
Class: Gastropoda, Order: Neogastropoda, Family: Muricidae, Known habitat: West coast of Africa
Bulla sp.
Bulla sp.
6 small very thin, fragile shells. The animals feed upon other mollusks, which it swallows whole and grinds between the strong walls of the gizzard., Class: Gastropoda, Order: Cephalaspidea, Family: Bullidae, Known habitat: Warm seas
Callista giganta
Callista giganta
two halves, medium size elongated clam, Class: Bivalvia
Cardium californica
Cardium californica
Class: Bivalvia, Order: Cardiida, Family: Cardiidae
Cardium magnum
Cardium magnum
Class: Bivalvia, Order: Cardiida, Family: Cardiidae
Ceratostoma foliatum
Ceratostoma foliatum
two off-white rough shells with circular opening, Class: Gastropoda, Order: Neogastropoda, Family: Muricidae, Known habitat: Rocky coasts - Sitka to Santa Barbara
Chione undatella
Chione undatella
both halves bivalve, with raised wavy ridges running sideways on shell, Family: Veneridae
Chlamys hastata
Chlamys hastata
Class: Bivalvia, Order: Pectinida, Family: Pectinidae, Note on location collected:
Chlamys rubida
Chlamys rubida
in sealed display box, Class: Bivalvia, Order: Pectinida, Family: Pectinidae, Note on location collected: in sealed display box
Chlamys sp.
Chlamys sp.
Four shells with both halves, brightly colored yellow, purple, orange, red, Class: Bivalvia, Order: Pectinida, Family: Pectinidae
Chlamys sp.
Chlamys sp.
Four shells with both halves, brightly colored yellow, purple, orange, Class: Bivalvia, Order: Pectinida, Family: Pectinidae
Conch
Conch
heavy off white, Class: Gastropoda, Order: Littorinimorpha, Family: Strombidae
Conch
Conch
2 medium, heavy off white, Class: Gastropoda, Order: Littorinimorpha, Family: Strombidae
Cone shells
Cone shells
assorted cream to brown shells, small to medium-large, Class: Gastropoda, Order: Neogastropoda, Family: Conidae

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