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Sunset Beach Species List
| During the past 23 months I found 1952 species of mollusks on the eastern point of Sunset Beach. I found the octopi, sea hares and Scotch Bonnets earlier. On a separate webpage, How to Find Shells, you can learn how I found the shells. 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. Because I only walk on the far east end of Sunset Beach, there could be other species further west and on Bird Island. If you can document the presence of any, please contact me. Thank you. |
Scientific Names
| Nucula proxima Say, 1822 Atlantic
Nutclam Nuculana acuta (Conrad, 1831) Pointed Nutclam Brachidontes exustus (Linnaeus, 1758) Scorched Mussel Geukensia demissa (Dillwyn, 1817) Ribbed-mussel Lioberus castanea (Say, 1822) Chestnut Mussel Modiolus squamosus Beauperthuy, 1967 Southern Horsemussel Musculus lateralis (Say, 1822) Lateral Mussel Mytella charruana (d'Orbigny, 1846) Charrua Mussel Anadara brasiliana (Lamarck, 1819) Incongruous Ark Anadara floridana (Conrad, 1869) Cut-ribbed Ark Anadara transversa (Say, 1822) Transverse Ark Arca imbricata Bruguière, 1789 Mossy Ark Lunarca ovalis (Bruguière, 1789) Blood Ark Arcopsis adamsi (Dall, 1886) Cancellate Ark Noetia limuli Noetia ponderosa (Say, 1822) Ponderous Ark Glycymeris americana (DeFrance, 1826) Giant Bittersweet Pteria colymbus (Röding, 1798) Atlantic Wing-oyster Pinctada imbricata Röding, 1798 Atlantic Pearl-oyster Atrina rigida (John Lightfoot, 1786) Stiff Penshell Atrina serrata (G. B. Sowerby I, 1825) Sawtooth Penshell Limaria pellucida (C. B. Adams, 1846) Antillean Fileclam Argopecten gibbus (Limnaeus, 1758) Atlantic Calico Scallop Anomia simplex d'Orbigny, 1842 Common Jingle Crassostrea virginica (Gmelin, 1791) Eastern Oyster Ostreola equestris (Say, 1834) Crested Oyster Plicatula gibbosa Lamarck, 1801 Atlantic Kittenpaw 28. Callucina keenae (Chavan in Moore, 1971) Divalinga quadrisulcata (d'Orbigny, 1842) Cross-hatched Lucine Parvilucina crenella (Dall, 1901) Many-line Lucine Diplodonta notata Dall and Simpson, 1901 Marked Diplodon Diplodonta (Phlyctiderma) semiaspera Phillippi, 1836 Pimpled Diplodon Chama congregata Conrad, 1833 Corrugate Jewelbox Chama macerophylla (Gmelin, 1791) Leafy Jewelbox Aligena elevata (Stimpson, 1851) Eastern Aligena Lepton lepidum (Say, 1826) Graceful Lepton Mysella casta (A. E. Verrill and Bush, 1898) Pure Mysella Mysella species B of Lee (2009) Mysella species C of Lee (2009) Pythinella cuneata (A. E. Verrill and Bush, 1898) Cuneate Montacutid Pleuromeris tridentata (Say, 1826) Threetooth Carditid Crassinella dupliniana (Dall, 1903) Pointed Crassinella Crassinella lunulata (Conrad, 1834) Lunate Crassinella Dinocardium robustum (Lightfoot, 1786) Atlantic Giant Cockle Laevicardium serratum (Linnaeus, 1758) Eggcockle Trachycardium egmontianum (Shuttleworth, 1856) Florida Pricklycockle Trachycardium muricatum (Linnaeus, 1758) Yellow Pricklycockle Anatina anatina (Spengler, 1802) Smooth Duckclam Mulinia lateralis (Say, 1822) Dwarf Surfclam Raeta plicatella (Lamarck, 1818) Channeled Duckclam Spisula raveneli (Conrad, 1831) Southern Surfclam Solen viridis Say, 1822 Green Jackknife Ensis megistus Pilsbry and McGinty, 1943 Minor Jackknife Angulus sybariticus (Dall, 1881) Sybaritic Tellin Angulus texanus (Dall, 1900) Texas Tellin Angulus versicolor (DeKay, 1843) Many-colored Tellin Eurytellina alternata (Say, 1822) Alternate Tellin Macoma tenta (Say, 1838) Elongate Macoma Merisca aequistriata (Say, 1824) Striate Tellin Scissula consobrina (d'Orbigny, 1853) Consobrine Tellin Scissula iris (Say, 1822) Rainbow Tellin Strigilla surinamensis Boss, 1972 Surinam Strigilla Donax parvulus Philippi, 1849 Little Coquina Donax variabilis Say, 1822 Variable Coquina Abra aequalis (Say, 1822) Atlantic Abra Abra lioica (Dall, 1881) Smooth Abra Cumingia tellinoides (Conrad, 1831) Tellin Semele Ervilia concentrica (Holmes, 1860) Concentric Ervilia Semele proficua (Pulteney, 1799) Atlantic Semele Tagelus plebeius (Lightfoot, 1786) Stout Tagelus Polymesoda caroliniana (Bosc, 1801) Carolina Marshclam Chione elevata (Say, 1822) Cross-barred Venus Dosinia discus (Reeve, 1850) Disk Dosinia Dosinia elegans (Conrad, 1844) Elegant Dosinia Lirophora latilirata (Conrad, 1841) Imperial Venus Macrocallista nimbosa (Lightfoot, 1786) Sunray Venus Mercenaria campechiensis (Gmelin, 1791) Southern Quahog Mercenaria mercenaria (Linnaeus, 1758) Northern Quahog Puberella intapurpurea (Conrad, 1849) Lady-in-waiting Venus Timoclea grus (Holmes, 1858) Gray Pygmy-venus Petricolaria pholadiformis (Lamarck, 1818) False Angelwing Paramya subovata (Conrad, 1845) Subovate Softshell Sphenia dubia (H. C. Lea, 1843) Dubious Sphenia Sphenia fragilis Caryocorbula barrattiana C. B. Adams, 1852 Truncate Corbula Caryocorbula contracta Say, 1822 Contracted Corbula Corbula dietziana C. B. Adams, 1852 Rosy Corbula Rocellaria stimpsoni (Tryon, 1861) Carolina Gastrochaenid Barnea truncata (Say, 1822) Atlantic Mud-piddock Cyrtopleura costata (Linnaeus, 1758) Angelwing Martesia cuneiformis (Say, 1822) Wedge Piddock Nototeredo knoxi Bartsch, 1917 Foliaceous Shipworm Entodesma brasiliense (Gould, 1850) Pearly Entodesma Lyonsia hyalina hyalina Conrad, 1831 Glassy Lyonsia Diodora cayenensis (Lamarck, 1822) Cayenne Keyhole Limpet Turbo castanea Gmelin, 1791 Chestnut Turban (190) Calliostoma euglyptum (A. Adams, 1855) Sculptured Topsnail Skenea sp. aff smithfieldensis (Olsson, 1916) Litiopa melanostoma Rang, 1829 Sargassum Snail |
Cerithium muscarum Say, 1832 Fly-specked Cerith |
| Adams’ Miniature Cerith Alternate Tellin Amnicola species Angelwing Angulate Wentletrap Antillean Caecum Antillean Fileclam Atlantic Abra Atlantic Assiminea Atlantic Calico Scallop Atlantic Giant Cockle Atlantic Kittenpaw Atlantic Mud-piddock Atlantic Nutclam Atlantic Oyster Drill Atlantic Pearl-oyster Atlantic Semele Atlantic Wing-oyster Bartsch's Odostome. Beal’s Drillia Bladed Wentletrap Blood Ark Brown-band Wentletrap Brown-tip Mangelia Bruised Nassa Buijse's Odostome Cancellate Ark Carolina Gastrochaenid Carolina Marshclam Carolina Moonsnail Carolina Turbonille Cayenne Keyhole Limpet Channeled Barrel-bubble Channeled Duckclam Channeled Odostome Channeled Whelk Charrua Mussel Chestnut Mussel Chestnut Turban Circular Chinese-hat Common Atlantic Marginella Common Jingle Common Nutmeg Common Octopus Concave Auger Concentric Ervilia Conrad's Turbonille Consobrine Tellin Contracted Corbula Convex Slippersnail |
Corrugate Jewelbox
Crested Oyster Cross-barred Venus Cross-hatched Lucine Cuneate Montacutid Cut-ribbed Ark Dark Cerith Disk Dosinia Dorvill’s Mangelia Dosinia Lucine Dubious Sphenia Dwarf Surfclam Eastern Aligena Eastern Auger Eastern Banded Tulip Eastern Melampus Eastern Mudsnail Eastern Oyster Eastern White Slippersnail Eggcockle Elegant Dosinia Elongate Macoma False Angelwing False Cyclostreme Fat Dovesnail Fine-ribbed Wentletrap Florida Dovesnail Florida Pricklycockle Florida Rocksnail Florida Wormsnail Fly-specked Cerith Foliaceous Shipworm Fringed Vitrinella Giant Bittersweet Giant Eastern Murex Glassy Lyonsia Glossy Vitrinella Graceful Lepton Gray Pygmy-venus Greedy Dovesnail Green Jackknife Hawk Turbonille Helix Vitrinella Hemphill's Mangelia Henscomb Hydrobe Horse Conch Humphrey’s Wentletrap Imperial Venus Impressed Odostome Incised Turbonille |
Incongruous Ark Interrupted Periwinkle Knobbed Whelk Lady-in-waiting Venus Lateral Mussel Leafy Jewelbox Lettered Olive Lightning Whelk Lineate Dovesnail Little Coquina Little Horn Caecum Longsnout Cavoline Lunar Dovesnail Lunate Crassinella Many-colored Tellin Many-line Lucine Many-ribbed Wentletrap Marked Diplodon Marsh Periwinkle Miniature Moonsnail Minor Jackknife Moser's Drillia Mossy Ark Mottled Seahare Mysella species B of Lee (2009) Mysella species C of Lee (2009) New England Wentletrap Niobe Odostome Noetia limuli Northern Aeolis Northern Quahog Pear Whelk Pearly Entodesma Pimpled Diplodon Pitted Baby-bubble Pointed Crassinella Pointed Nutclam Ponderous Ark Pure Mysella Rainbow Tellin Red-brown Mangelia Rehder’s Baby-bubble Ribbed Cantharus Ribbed-mussel Rice Olive Rosy Corbula Sargassum Snail Sawtooth Penshell Scorched Mussel |
Scotch Bonnet Sculptured Topsnail Seaboard Marginella Semismooth Wentletrap Semisulcate Moonsnail Shark Eye Sharp Eulima Sharp Nassa Sharp-tooth Odostome Skenea sp. aff smithfieldensis Slipper Limpet Smooth Abra Smooth Duckclam Southern Horsemussel Southern Quahog Southern Surfclam Sphenia fragilis Spiny Slippersnail Stiff Penshell Stout Tagelus Striate Tellin Subovate Softshell Sunray Venus Surinam Strigilla Sybaritic Tellin Tellin Semele Texas Tellin Texas Vitrinella Thick-lip Drill Three-line Mudsnail Threetooth Carditid Tinted Cantharus Transverse Ark Trilix Vitrinella True Tulip Truncate Corbula Two-tooth Barrel-bubble Variable Coquina Variable Dwarf Olive Vespucci’s Dwarf-turris Weber’s Odostome Wedge Piddock Well-ribbed Dovesnail West Indian Dovesnail West Indian Wormsnail White Baby Ear White Nassa (188) Wrinkled-rib Wentletrap Yellow Pricklycockle |