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Sept. 23, 2001
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Seashells of Our Coast
Many shells can be found by walking along
our area beaches. Most shells found at the water's edge are in the
best shape. However, walking up near the dunes often produces many
unusual shells, but they are often sun-bleached and broken.
| Alternate Tellin
(tellina alternata) |
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| Blood Ark
(anadara ovalis) |
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| Disc Shell
(dosinia discus) |
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| Eastern Oyster
(crassostrea virginica)
Shellfish 2 to 6 inches long; shells are made of calcium
carbonate; live in salt marshes; free-swimming when born and
attach to something and grow; covered by water when tide is
high; when tide goes out they are left sticking out of the
water; they filter their food out of the water; they have
gills and get their oxygen from the water |
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| Giant Atlantic Cockle
(dinocardium robustum robustum) - |
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| Incongruous Ark
(anadara brasiliana) |
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| Ponderous Ark
(noetia ponderosa) |
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| Transverse Ark
(anadara transversa) |
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