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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.

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2. 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.

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3. Agriopoma morrhuanum

   Single isolated internal cast (steinkern) of the clam Pitar morrhuanus. No internal features are apparent due to preservation.

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4. Akera bullata

   There are three obovate, marine snail shell fragments. The shells are white and gray in color and extremely fragile. The shells have approximately three whorls. The shells are mostly smooth, with growth lines throughout. The shells are dextral, with elongated, teardrop-shaped apertures.

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5. 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.

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6. 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...

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7. 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.

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8. 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.

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9. 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.

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10. 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.

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11. 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.

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12. Architectonica nobilis

    Isolated marine snail shell with a low spired, trochoid, conispiral shell that is heavily ornamented with four beaded ribs in the first five whorls, then four ribs with growth lines in the body whorl.

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13. 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.

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14. Arcinella arcinella

    Single isolated right valve of a jewelbox clam. The shell has at approximately five low radial ribs that are spinous (though many spines are broken off). Frilled growth layers are prominent and fine radial costae are present between the ribs. Matrix obscures the beak and teeth.

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15. Astralium sp.

    Five opercula. Each operculum has one side that is light tan and glossy with a spiral coloration which gives the appears of a whorl. The alternate side is a dark copper brown and is flat with visible striations.

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16. 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."

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17. Atrina seminuda

    Eight saltwater clam valves. The exteriors are brown to tan in color. The shells have shallow ribs and are covered with spines, growth lines and a thin periostracum. The interiors are glossy and iridescent in appearance and tan to purple in color. The shells have very shallow muscle scars, no noticeable hinge teeth, and are translucent. The triangular shaped shells have pointed posterior edges and rounded anterior edges.

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18. 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.

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19. 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...

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20. Beryx sp.

    Small slab of gray to tan chalky limestone with a single skeleton of the fish Beryx sp. The head and tail are missing (broken off the slab). The vertebrae are preserved articluated, and dorsan and ventral fin rays are apparent with scattered scales covering the body area. Identified as Beryx lewesiensis, however that species has not been found to be valid in 2014. Although record in the Historic Catalog could not be determined, a handwritten ...

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21. Bittium reticulatum

    Three turriform, marine snail shells. The shells are grey and tan, with nine whorls and deep sutures. The shell is ornamented with striae and ribs giving the appearance of small nodules appearing in a grid-like pattern. The shells are dextral with semi-circular apertures and thin lips.

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22. Bolma rugosa

    One lenticular, marine snail shell. The shell has four whorls and the coloration consists of an iridescent cream color with a pink and green sheen. Dorsal ornamentation consists of raised striae along the outer edge of the whorls with a line of nodules just above the striae. The apertural side has raised striae that wrap around a completely closed umbilicus and is slightly at a raised angle toward the aperture. The shell is dextral with a circula...

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23. 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.

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24. 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.

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25. 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.

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26. 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.

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27. Bostrycapulus aculeatus

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28. 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.

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29. 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.

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30. Brachiopoda (indeterminate)

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

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31. 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.

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32. 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.

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33. 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.

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34. Busycon carica

    One large sea snail with detached operculum. The shell is tan with low knobs or spines protruding from the shoulder toward the apex. The shell is dextral with five whorls and shallow sutures. The operculum is brown with striae, giving the appearance of growth lines. The exterior of the shell is covered in numerous worm casings. The shell is dextral with an oval shaped aperture and an elongated siphonal canal.

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35. Busycon sp.

    Three thick, heavy opercula. Ovate in shape, chestnut-colored with incised grooves.

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36. Calliostoma granulatum

    Two trochoid marine snail shells. The exteriors are beige and slightly reflective. The larger shell has a tan color pattern that is especially noticeable from the basal view. The smaller shell has four whorls; the larger shell has six whorls. The shells have shallow sutures and are covered with spiral raised lines. The dextral shells have oval shaped apertures and very sharp apices.

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37. Calliostoma javanicum

    One marine snail shell. The exterior is orange-tan and cream in color with striae and small nodules that reach from apex to aperture. The trochoid shaped shell is dextral with four whorls and a circular aperture.

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38. Calliostoma zizyphinum

    Four trochoid saltwater snail shells. The shells are light tan and cream-white in color. The shells have six to seven whorls with visible striae and shallow sutures. The shells are dextral with oval shaped apertures and a closed umbilici.

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39. Cancellaria reticulata

    One turbinate, marine snail shell. The exterior of the shell is tan in color with brown streaks and is covered with growth lines, striations, and ribs. The interior of the shell is tan in color. The shell has seven whorls, deep, well-defined sutures and a semicircular shaped aperture. the aperture has thick lips that are slightly reflected onto the base of the shell and a short siphonal canal. The dextral shell has a pointed apex and a wide axis ...

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40. Carditidae (indeterminate)

    Large external cast of the clam preserved as a dark gray sandy mold of the outer shell ornamentation. Characterized by stout ribs that flare at the outer margin. Small ostreid casts are also present.

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41. Cavolinia tridentata

    One marine snail shell. The shell is a yellowish brown color, opaque and has a flat, dorsal surface. There are very faint, light growth lines running across the shell. The aperture is trapezoid in shape with four distinct points and a straight upper margin.

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42. Cenchritis muricatus

    Forty-two turbinate, marine snail shells. The shells are a combination of light and dark grey. A representative shell shows seven whorls with deep sutures. The shells are ornamented with several small nodules that become smaller as they move toward the apex and striations that begin at the start of the seventh whorl. The shells are dextral with oval shaped apertures and the lips of the shells are thin.

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43. Cenchritis muricatus

    Forty-one trochoid, marine snail shells. The shells are gray to light tan in color with six and seven whorls, and very shallow sutures nearing the apex. The shells are covered in small nodules or "beads" that increase in size nearing the body whorls. The shells are dextral with circular to oval-like shaped apertures.

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44. Cerithideopsis californica

    One turriform, marine snail shell. The shell is light gray in color with nine whorls. Each whorl has ribs and also raised spiral striations. The width between ribs increasing in the body whorl. The shell is dextral with an oval-like aperture. The outer lip of the aperture is reflected back towards the base of the shell.

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45. Cerithideopsis scalariformis

    Ten turriform, marine snail shells. The shells are tan to grey in color. A representative sample shows nine whorls with deep sutures. The representative shell is ornamented with growth lines which give the shell a wavy appearance, these lines become smaller and more faint approaching the apex. The shells are dextral with semi-circular apertures.

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46. Cerithium atratum

    Three turriform, marine snail shells. Tan and off-white in color with six to eight whorls per shell. Small ribs, darker brown near the apertures and lighter brown near the apices cover the shells. The shells are dextral with oval-like apertures and siphonal notches.

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47. Cerithium atratum

    Four turriform, marine snail shells. The shells are off-white in coloring with thin light brown color bands. The shells have approximately ten whorls with very shallow sutures. Each of the whorls are covered in rows of small nodules spiraling to the apices. The shells are dextral with ellipse shaped apertures that have an openly extended outer lips and siphonal notches.

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48. Cerithium eburneum

    Two turriform, marine snail shells. The shells are off-white in color with some orange-brown spots appearing in no defined pattern. Spiral lines of light colored nodules appear around the shell, however smaller noduled lines appear interspersed between the larger noduled lines.The shells are dextral with eleven whorls and oval-like apertures and siphonal notches.

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49. Cerithium litteratum

    Four turriform, marine snail shells. The shells have an off-white to yellow base color with tan to brown color bands and spiraling brown dashes. The shells have approximately seven whorls with extremely shallow sutures nearing the apex. There are spiraling nodules on the lower whorls and the shells are also covered in slightly raised striae and growth lines. The shells are dextral with irregular oval-like apertures and siphonal notches are presen...

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50. Cerithium litteratum

    Fifty-three turriform, marine snail shells. The shells are gray in color. A representative specimen has five whorls and shallow suturing. The representative shell is also ornamented with a few small nodules that are nearly universal in size and dark grey colored spots which become smaller as they approach the apex. The shells are dextral with elliptical apertures and thick lips.

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