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Undergrad in Aquaculture
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  • Alternate Tellin
  • Atlantic calico scallop
  • Angelwing
  • Atlantic Auger
  • Common Nutmeg
  • Humphrey Wentletrap
  • Imperial Venus
  • Keyhole Limpet
  • Keyhole Sand Dollar
  • Lettered Olive
  • Sea Shells Blog

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  • History of Fossils
    A general introduction.
  • When Did Mollusks First Appear? Image of earth's 4 billion year timeline with mass extinctions and variegated animal life as it arose on earth.
  • Fossil History in Europe
    Important milestones in European fossil hunting, including first professional fossil collector, Mary Anning.
  • Reproduction Habits
  • What's inside Atlantic Augers? Pics of Hermit Crab!
  • Inside the Sand Dollar Images of the sand dollar's internal "doves".
  • Geology at Torrey Pines and San Onofre Photos and footnotes on fossil shells in the West Coast Monterey Shale, San Onofre, Torrey Pines State Beach, contributed by Dave E. Matson (Oak Hill Free Press).

  • Marine Education Specialist, Terri K. Hathaway of the North Carolina Sea Grant helps to identify various shell species found on coastal shores of North Carolina...
  • About the Contributors Sally Thomas, Terri Hathaway and Paul Monfils
    MOON SNAILS Naticidae
  • Shark Eye moonsnail, Polinices duplicatus
  • Natica, Moon and Ear Shells
  • Shark Eye Moon Snail
  • Baby's Ear
    VENUS CLAMS Veneridae
  • Crossbar Venus
  • Lady In Waiting Venus
  • Imperial Venus
  • Imperial Venus
  • Northern Quahog Venus
    ANGELWINGS Pholadidae
  • Angel Wing
  • Comparison of pholadidae and petricolidae angelwings images
    ANGELWING-SHAPED Petricolidae
  • Fallen Angel Wing
  • Comparison of pholadidae and petricolidae angelwings images
    JACKKNIVES Solenidae
  • Razor Shells, Jackknife Clams
  • Atlantic Jackknife Clams
    JINGLE SHELLS Anomiidae
  • Jingle Shells
    COCKLE-SHAPED (Cardiidae)
  • Spiny Papercockle
    OTHER
  • Gastropods
  • Barnacles, Etc.
  • Elegant Dosinia
  • Humphrey Wentletrap
  • Cross-Hatched Lucine
  • Atlantic Bittersweet
  • Cowry Shell
  • Common Slipper Shell
  • Turkey Wing and Ark Shells
  • Common Coquina
  • Keyhole Limpets
  • Lettered Olive
  • Atlantic Auger
  • Atlantic Calico Scallop

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