Seashells of florida

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A type of clam shell that is long and semi rare

Angel wing

A type of common brown, white and black murex

Apple murex

A type of clan shell with a rectangle like appearance

Ark

A small flat snail shell that resembles some part of a baby's body

Baby ear

A unique whelk with a left opening.

Lightning whelk

A rare type of helmet

Queen helmet

Another type of conch shell that looks similar to the milk conch but has a long spine that grows up out of the lip.

Roostertail conch

A cone shell with beautiful orange markings

alphabet cone

A small pointy shell

auger

a round shell that resembles a cowrie

bubble

A type of clam shell with a yellow tint to its underside

buttercup clam

A murex shell with a long tail

cabrit's murex

a shell that collects ocean debris and small shells that is combines on its shell

carrier shell

A type of operculum that is from a turban

cat eye

An auger like shell with a wider opening that a turret

cerith

A medium sized shell with a tall spire and thin opening.

channeled whelk

A large category of shell which come in many colors and sizes

cockles

The only species of cowrie that can be found in florida

deer cowrie

A messy looking type of florida cone that looks like an alphabet cone

dusky cone

a small type of sundial

florida button

A type of cone shell with a tall spire

florida cone

A very common conch shell that grows a black lip as it matures.

florida fighting conch

The largest type of conch in florida

horse conch

a thin misshapen shell that makes a tinkling sound when shaken together

jingle shells

A type of shell that has small points on top of its spire, it comes in many shapes and sizes

kings crown conch

A large shell with a right entrance and a pale color.

knobbed whelk

A delicate white murex with many spines

lace murex

A more uncommon type of shell that has a thick lip which protects the snail inside.

milk conch

a long rounded smooth shell

olive

A whelk shell that has a very rounded spire that flows into the shape of its opening.

pear whelk

A large category of flat clam shells which come in many colors

scallop

A round thin shell that looks similar to a tun

scotch bonnet

A type of moon snail shell that has a spot of purple.

shark eye

A type of clam shell that has light vertical lines that resemble the sun's rays.

sunray venus

A type of snail that looks like a round pyramid and has a flat bottom

top

A type of shell that looks like a cowrie

trivia

A type of shell that is related to whelk shells and has 2 species that are found in florida.

tulip shells

A small pointy shell with a significant swirly spire

turret

a long twisted tube shell

worm shell

A type of snail shell that has a pearly texture and is very common.

Turban


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