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  1. Abra alba

    Five oval shaped marine valves, (includes one complete bivalve). The shells are off-white in color with a pale brown periostracum. The posterior and anterior margins are smooth and rounded. The interiors of the shells are white with a glossy appearance. The shells are marked with faint horizontal growth lines.

    Record Type: Object

    Abra abla, 21-330. Dorsal and ventral views w/scale bar.
  2. Achatina fulica

    One turbinate, terrestrial snail shell. The coloration is white with light brown spotting. There are six whorls on the shell with vertical striations and tiny little dents throughout the shell. The shell is dextral with a "teardrop" shaped aperture.

    Record Type: Object

    Achatina fulica, 21-017. Apertural view w/scale bar.
  3. Acteocina canaliculata

    One bulloid, marine snail shell. The exterior is ivory in color with a glossy appearance. The shell has three whorls, shallow sutures, and a short spire. The dextral shell has a long aperture that is wide anteriorly and narrow posteriorly and thin lips.

    Record Type: Object

    Acteocina canaliculata, 21-354J. Apertural view w/scale bar.
  4. Actinonaias ligamentina

    Two valves comprising one complete freshwater mussel. The exteriors are vary shades of brown with a thick periostracum that is flaking due to wear. The interiors have a white, slightly iridescent nacre. The oval shaped valves have deep growth lines, deep muscle scars, large hinge teeth, and striations. The valves have pointed posterior edges and rounded anterior edges.

    Record Type: Object

    Actinonaias ligamentina, 21-303C. External views w/scale bar.
  5. Agriopoma morrhuanum

    Two isolated left clam valves. Inflated umbo with delicate concentric striae.

    Record Type: Object

    Agriopoma morrhuanum, FlC1308. External view w/scale bar.
  6. Alabastrina alabastrites

    One lenticular, terrestrial snail shell. The coloration is white with tan color bands and dashes. The shell has five whorls with shallow sutures. Faint growth lines and striations cover the shell. The shell is dextral with a teardrop shaped aperture and an umbilicus that is completely closed.

    Record Type: Object

    Alabastrina alabastrites, 21-162. Apertural view w/scale bar.
  7. Alasmidonta undulata

    Two freshwater mussel valves comprising one complete specimen. The exteriors are brown with pronounced growth lines. There are also lighter brown lines going down vertically across the specimen. Hinge is shallow and neither the pallial line nor the muscle scars are distinct.

    Record Type: Object

    Alasmidonta undulata, 21-475. External views w/scale bar.
  8. Alvania beanii

    Fifteen turbinate, marine snail shells. The shells are gray in color with approximately five whorls. The shells have growth lines and deep sutures between whorls. The shells are dextral with oval-shaped apertures.

    Record Type: Object

    Alvania beanii, 21-124. Dorsal and apertural views w/scale bar.
  9. Alvania punctura

    Sixteen turbinate, marine snail shells. The shells are gray in color with five whorls. Onamentation consists of vertical striations and growth lines. The sutures between whorls are deep and darker in color. The shells are dextral, with oval-shaped apertures.

    Record Type: Object

    Alvania punctura, 21-122. Dorsal and apertural views w/scale bar.
  10. Amblema plicata

    Four freshwater mussel valves (one complete freshwater specimen and two partials). The exteriors are dark brown, brown, and tan in color with and a thick periostracum that is flaking due to wear. The interiors are an iridescent, silver to white nacre. The auriform shaped shells are elongated and covered with growth lines, striations, and pronounced costae. The shells have moderately sized muscle scars, large hinge teeth, and rounded anterior and...

    Record Type: Object

    Amblema plicata, 21-442. External views w/scale bar.
  11. Amblema plicata

    Four freshwater mussel valves comprising two complete specimens. The exteriors are dark brown in color with thick periostracum that is flaking due to wear. The interiors are a slightly iridescent, silver to white color with a small amount of silver interior nacre. The periostracum on the umbos of the shells is flaking off due to wear. The shells are elongated and are covered with growth lines, striations, and pronounced costae. The auriform shape...

    Record Type: Object

    Amblema plicata, 21-445. External views w/scale bar.
  12. Americoliva sayana

    Tan and white olive shell.

    Record Type: Object

    Americoliva sayana, 13-055, with scale bar.
  13. Americoliva sayana

    Ten obovate, marine snail shells. The shells are light brown with dark brown spots and exhibit a glossy finish. There are approximately seven whorls on each shell. The ornamentation consists of different colorations. There are a few raised lines toward the axis of coiling on each shell. The shells have vertical striations running across the widest whorl. The shells are dextral with narrow teardrop apertures that extend almost the length of the sh...

    Record Type: Object

    Americoliva sayana, 21-067. Dorsal and apertual views w/scale bar.
  14. Americoliva sayana

    Isolated marine snail shell. Externally the shell is cylindrical and smooth with faint growth lines and a channeled suture on a low spire. The aperture is long and the inner lip is ridged and there is a deep notch at the base. This specimen is abraded and filled with gray sedimentary matrix.

    Record Type: Object

    Americoliva sayana, FlC1301. Dorsal view w/scale bar.
  15. Amnicola pallida

    Two turbinate freshwater snail shells. The exteriors are gray, covered in transverse growth lines, and slightly reflective in appearance. The shells are dextral with three whorls, and deep, well-defined sutures. The shells have oval-shaped apertures.

    Record Type: Object

    Amnicola pallida, 21-495. Dorsal and apertural views w/scale bar.
  16. Ampelita sepulchralis

    Three lenticular, terrestrial snail shells. The shells are light brown with a deep brown to maroon color bands. The colors lighten apically. The shells have four whorls, are rounded with shallow sutures, and show light striations throughout. The shells are dextral with rounded, oval-shaped apertures.

    Record Type: Object

    Ampelita sepulchralis, 21-161. Apical and basal views w/scale bar.
  17. Amphibola crenata

    Two trochoid snail shells that are marine and terrestrial. The exteriors are dull and gray to brown in color. Internally, the shells are tan to brown. The shells have three to four whorls, deep, well-defined sutures, and are covered with slightly raised transverse growth lines. The dextral shells have oval shaped apertures and slightly open umbilici.

    Record Type: Object

    Amphibola crenata, 21-540. Apertural and dorsal views w/scale bar.
  18. Anadara brasiliana

    One valve of a clam shell. It is ovoid and slightly triangular in shape. The anterior end is rounded showing slight damage. A large beak is present with a straight hinge line. The valve is white in color and partially covered in in periostracum. There are smooth ribs on the left side of the valve with beaded ribs on the right.

    Record Type: Object

    Andara brasiliana, 21-032. Dorsal view w/scale bar.
  19. Ancillaria altile

    Three isolated gastropod shells in fair to poor condition. All exhibit a compressed spire, an inflated shoulder on the body whorl, an ovate aperture, and a conspicuously large callous on the inner lip. External morphology is uncertain due to preservation, however faint growth lines are present on the largest shell, while small paired ribs are apparent on the smallest.

    Record Type: Object

    Ancillaria altile, FlC1293. Dorsal view w/scale bar.
  20. Angiola lineata

    Eight turbinate, marine snail shells. The ornamentation on the exterior is smooth and the interior displays lirae inside the outer lip. The shells are tan in color with multiple narrow, dark brown transverse lines along each of the six whorls. The whorls are separated by fine sutures and the body whorl is inflated. The shells are dextral, with oval-shaped apertures and a siphonal notch.

    Record Type: Object

    Angiola lineata, 21-094. Dorsal and apertural views w/scale bar.
  21. Anguispira mordax

    Three lenticular, terrestrial snail shells. The shells are off-white in color with flattened apices and completely open umbilici. Ornamentation consists of spiraled, raised lines and ribs covering each whorl. The shells are dextral with semi-circular shaped apertures.

    Record Type: Object

    Anguispira mordax, 21-198. Apical and basal views w/scale bar.
  22. Anisus vortex

    Twenty-one involute freshwater snail shells. The exteriors are tan to brown in color with approximately five whorls. The flat, disc shaped, dextral shells have a slightly glossy appearance, transverse growth lines and circular apertures.

    Record Type: Object

    Anisus vortex, 21-488. Apical and basal views w/scale bar.
  23. Anodonta cygnea

    Two freshwater mussel valves, one complete specimen. The exteriors are varying shades of brown, ranging from tan to dark brown and are covered with growth lines. The periostracum is flaking, especially around their umbos. There is a large crack down the right-side of 21-408.1. Valve 21-408.2 is broken into four fragments. The interiors are an iridescent, silver to white color with very shallow muscle scars and no visible hinge teeth. The ellipse ...

    Record Type: Object

    Anodonta cygnea, 21-408. External views w/scale bar.
  24. Anodonta nuttalliana

    Fourteen freshwater mussel valves, seven complete specimens. The exteriors range from dark to medium brown, gray, and olive green in color and are covered with growth lines. The periostracum is flaking nearing the umbos. The interiors exhibit an iridescent, silver to white color with very shallow muscle scars, and no visible hinge teeth. The triangularly shaped shells have large wing-shaped shelves near the umbos, rounded anterior edges and round...

    Record Type: Object

    Anodonta nuttalliana, 21-407. External views w/scale bar.
  25. Anomia argentaria

    Isolated valve of a marine clam. The shell is very thin and nearly circular. The broken margin exhibits bright silver luster referenced in the species name. Exterior morphology is marked by very fine concentric striae.

    Record Type: Object

    Anomia argentaria, FlC1318. External view w/scale bar.
  26. Aporrhais pespelecani

    Four turriform shaped marine snail shells with a multi-pointed outer lip. The shells are off-white and light tan in color. The shells have eight whorls separated by deep sutures and nodules on each whorl. The apertures appear narrow and oddly shaped.

    Record Type: Object

    Aporrhais pespelecani, 21-125. Dorsal and apertural views w/scale bar.
  27. Architectonica perspectiva

    Four lenticular, marine snail shells. The shells are tan in color with thin brown and white color bands. Brown dashes and growth lines spiral with the shells whorls, with the same dash pattern on the bases and inside of the umbilici. The shells have approximately five whorls that reach a flattened apex. The shells are dextral with oval shaped apertures. The umbilici are completely open and there appears to be denticles that wind up the umbilici.

    Record Type: Object

    Architectonica perspectiva, 21-114. Dorsal and apertural views w/scale bar.
  28. Arcidens confragosus

    Two valves comprising one complete freshwater mussel. The shells are elliptical, and the exteriors show a range of colors from dark brown and tan to green. The anterior edge of the shells is rounded, and the posterior edge of the shells is squared. The interiors of the shells are an iridescent, silver to white nacre. Deep growth lines, striations, and nodules cover the shells. The thick periostracum on the nodules of the shells has flaked off due...

    Record Type: Object

    Arcidens confragosus, 21-314. External views w/scale bar.
  29. Ariophanta laevipes

    One lenticular, terrestrial snail shell. The shell is off-white to slightly tan in color with chestnut color bands and five whorls. There is a dark black spot near the apex of the shell and faint growth lines. The shell is sinistral with a lunate and diagonal aperture.

    Record Type: Object

    Ariophanta laevipes, 21-170. Apical view w/scale bar.
  30. Astyris lunata

    Nine turbinate, marine snail shells. The shells are grayish-white in color and have five whorls. The shells are predominately smooth and the coloration varies throughout each shell. There are subtle sutures between the whorls. The shells are dextral, with "oval" shaped apertures. There was a slip of paper that came with the specimens that read, "Cerithiopsis Greeni [2 illegible words] / Kurtz S.C."

    Record Type: Object

    Astyris lunata, 21-060. Dorsal and apertural views w/scale bar.
  31. Atrypa reticularis

    Large sample of gray limestone packed with bryozoans, large crinoid stems, and a single shell of Atrypa reticularis with fine ribbing and a wide hinge.

    Record Type: Object

    Atrypa reticularis, FIC1228 with scale bar.
  32. Barnea subtruncata

    Two valves comprising one complete marine bivalve. The shells are tan to ivory in color, with a slightly iridescent, silver to ivory color inside. The shells have a small amount of silver interior nacre and a thin periostracum. The shells have patches of brown periostracum near their edges. The shells are elongated, ellipses with blunt beaked anterior edges and are covered with growth lines, striations, and small nodules. The shells have very sha...

    Record Type: Object

    Barnea subtruncata, 21-325. External views w/scale bar.
  33. Biotocus turbinatus

    Record Type: Object

    Biotocus turbinatus, 21-188. Apertural view w/scale bar.
  34. Bivalvia (indeterminate)

    Two valves comprising one complete specimen. The shells are tan to ivory in color, with a silver to white color inside. The shells are translucent, indicating a thin periostracum. The shells have patches of brown periostracum near their edges. The shells are elongated and are covered with fine irregular concentric growth lines and striations. The shells are triangular in shape. The shells have very shallow muscle scars and very small hinge teeth....

    Record Type: Object

    Bivalvia (indeterminate), 21-320. External views w/scale bar.
  35. Bivalvia (indeterminate)

    Two valves comprising one complete specimen. The exteriors coloration vary from ivory and tan to white in color. The interiors are gray, ivory, and white. The shells have a thick periostracum. that is no longer present over most of the exteriors, although patches of brown periostracum appear on the anterior edges. The shells are covered with growth lines and striations. The shells have very shallow muscle scars and small hinge teeth. The shells a...

    Record Type: Object

    Bivalvia (indeterminate), 21-321. External view w/scale bar.
  36. Boonea impressa

    One hundred seventy-one turriform, marine snail shells. The shells are gray in color with seven flat whorls. The whorls have distinct sutures and revolving lines. The shells are dextral with "teardrop" shaped apertures and a columellar tooth is present.

    Record Type: Object

    Boonea impressa, 21-033. Entire lot of shells w/scale bar.
  37. Boonea impressa

    One turbinate, marine snail shell. The exterior of the shell is tan to ivory in color with growth lines and striations. The interior of the shell is tan to ivory in color. The shell has five whorls, shallow sutures, a semicircular shaped aperture, and thin lips. The dextral shell has a pointed apex.

    Record Type: Object

    Boonea impressa, 21-354M. Apertural view w/scale bar.
  38. Boonea seminuda

    One turriform, marine snail shell. The shell has five whorls and is glossy off-white, gray in color and is translucent. It is textured, with deep sutures between whorls. On each whorl, axial constae are crossed by spiral striae creating nodules where they intersect creating a reticulate pattern of deep rectangles on the shell. The shell is dextral, with a "teardrop" shaped aperture.

    Record Type: Object

    Boonea seminuda, 21-055. Apetural view w/scale bar.
  39. Boreoscala greenlandica

    Two turbinate, marine snail shells. The shells are white to gray in color with six whorls. There are deep sutures between each whorl, each with raised vertical striations (ribs). Fine horizontal striations run along each whorl. The shells are dextral, with oval-shaped apertures. The larger of the two shells has extensive damage.

    Record Type: Object

    Boreoscala greenlandica, 21-105. Dorsal and apertural views w/scale bar.
  40. Bostrycapulus aculeatus

    A marine snail shell. Brown in color with a white septum (ledge) underneath. The dorsal side of the shell consists of spiny ornamentation.

    Record Type: Object

    Bostrycapulus aculeatus, 21-051. Dorsal view w/scale bar.
  41. Bostrycapulus aculeatus

    Record Type: Object

    Bostrycapulus aculeatus, 21-354H. Dorsal view w/scale bar.
  42. Bostrycapulus aculeatus

    Isolated shell of the slipper snail exhibiting fine, slender costae from the umbilicus to the aperture. Interior shelf covers nearly half the aperture, and is packed with tan sandy matrix.

    Record Type: Object

    Bostrycapulus aculeatus , FlC1297. Dorsal view w/scale bar.
  43. Bothriembryon melo

    Two turbinate, terrestrial snail shells. The coloration is white with a grayish hue. There are spots of dark gray across some of the shells. The shells have five whorls each with vertical striations running across each whorl. The shells are dextral with "teardrop" shaped apertures.

    Record Type: Object

    Bothriembryon melo, 21-011. Apertural and dorsal views of specimens.
  44. Brachiopoda (indeterminate)

    Sample of reddish brown limestone packed with casts of brachiopods, probably spiriferid forms.

    Record Type: Object

    Brachiopoda (indeterminate), FIC 1225 with scale bar.
  45. Bradybaena similaris - 1826

    Three lenticular, terrestrial snail shells. The shells have five whorls and are light brown in color with a single chestnut color band. The exterior is covered in growth lines and fine spiral striations. The shells are dextral with "D" shaped apertures and the lips of the apertures are slightly reflected.

    Record Type: Object

    Bradybaena similaris, 21-193. Apical and basal views w/scale bar.
  46. Bulimulus dealbatus

    Eighteen turbinate, terrestrial snail shells. The shells are primarily white, but with varying color bands of white to gray appearing vertically across each whorl. There are five whorls on each shell. The shells are dextral with "teardrop" shaped apertures that have a slight fold in the columellar lip.

    Record Type: Object

    Bulimulus dealbatus, 21-078. Dorsal and apertural views w/scale bar.
  47. Bulla ampulla

    One bulloid, marine snail shell. The shell has one globose, inflated, moderately solid body whorl. Coloration consists of brown and white spots with small patches of black. The shell has vertical growth lines and the shell's interior is white. The shell is dextral with an elongated, teardrop-shaped aperture. The aperture runs the length of the shell and the outer lip extends beyond the apex.

    Record Type: Object

    Bulla ampulla, 21-118. Apertural view w/scale bar.
  48. Bulla quoyii

    One marine snail shell. The shell is light purple in color with darker purple spots and growth lines. The shell is dextral and the aperture exceeds the length of the shell past the apex. The lip of the aperture is thin and both ends of the shell are rounded.

    Record Type: Object

    Bulla quoyii, 21-127A. Apertural view w/scale bar.
  49. Bulla striata

    Forty-two marine snail shells. The colors of the shells range from off-white to different shades of gray and light purple. Most of the shells are marked with dots of purple or tan, some with large spots of purple on them. The shells are dextral and the apertures exceed the length of the shells past the apex. The lip of the apertures is thin and both ends of the shells are rounded.

    Record Type: Object

    Bulla striata, 21-127. Dorsal and ventral views w/scale bar.
  50. Busycoarctum coarctatum

    One large marine snail. The exterior is cream with brown longitudinal lines radiating from the apex and the interior is tan. The shell is turnip shaped with an oval shaped aperture that opens to a long, narrow siphonal canal. The shell is dextral with four whorls with small, brown, sharp spires. The operculum remains attached.

    Record Type: Object

    Busycon coarctatum, 13-004. With scale bar.

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