Checklists & Collecting Reports
Lists of shells collected at Florida/Gulf locations
Posted: Oct 25 2012
St. Augustine Inlet (NE Florida)
St. Augustine Inlet is in St. Johns County, Florida. There is no bridge over the inlet. Collecting can be good inside the inlet.
The list was started in 2012 by Brian Marshall, Jacksonville Shell Club, and reflects his finds and those of Marlo Krisberg and Vicky Wall, North Carolina Shell Club. As others report finds Marlo adds them to the list. All IDs are by Brian, Marlo and Vicky, and when in doubt up to Jan 2024, confirmed by Harry Lee (Lee, Harry G. 2009. Marine Shells of Northeast Florida. Jacksonville Shell Club, Jacksonville, Florida).
Univalves
Acteocina bidentata (d’Orbigny, 1841) Two-tooth Barrel-bubble
Acteocina canaliculata (Say, 1826) Channeled Barrel-bubble
Astyris lunata (Say, 1826) Lunar Dovesnail
Boonea impressa (Say, 1822) Impressed Odostome
Boonea seminuda (C.B. Adams, 1838) Half-smooth Odostome
Bostrycapulus aculeatus (Gmelin, 1791) Spiny Slippersnail
Busycon carica (Gmelin, 1791) Knobbed Whelk
Busycon sinistrum Hollister, 1958 Lightning Whelk
Busycotypus canaliculatus (Linnaeus, 1758) Channeled Whelk - White Form
Busycotypus spiratus (Lamarck, 1816) Pear Whelk
Cerithiopsis flava (C.B. Adams, 1850) Yellow Miniature Cerith
Cerithiopsis fusiformis (C.B. Adams, 1850) Brown Miniature Cerith
Cerithium atratum (Born, 1778) Dark Cerith
Costoanachis avara (Say, 1822) Greedy Dovesnail
Costoanachis sertulariarum (d'Orbigny, 1839) Florida Dovesnail
Costoanachis similis (Ravenel, 1861) Mimic Dovesnail
Costoanachis sparsa (Reeve, 1859) Sparse Dovesnail Juveniles
Crepidula atrasolea Collin, 2000 Blackfoot Slippersnail
Crepidula depressa Say, 1822 Depressed Slippersnail
Crepidula fornicata (Linnaeus, 1758) Common Atlantic Slippersnail
Diodora cayenensis (Lamarck, 1822) Cayenne Keyhole Limpet
Echinolittorina placida Reid, 2009 Interrupted Periwinkle
Epitonium angulatum (Say, 1831) Angulate Wentletrap
Epitonium humphreysii (Kiener, 1838) Humphrey's Wentletrap
Eupleura caudata (Say, 1822) Thick-lip Drill
Fargoa bushiana (Bartsch, 1919); Syn. Chrysallida buijsei (de Jong & Coomans, 1988)
Fasciolaria hunteria (G. Perry, 1811) Eastern Banded Tulip - Orange Form
Fasciolaria tulipa (Linnaeus, 1758) True Tulip
Gemophos tinctus (Conrad, 1846) Tinted Cantharus
Haminoea succinea (Conrad, 1846) Amber Glassy-bubble
Hexaplex fulvescens (G. B. Sowerby II, 1834) Giant Eastern Murex
llyanassa obsoleta (Say, 1822) Eastern Mudsnail
Ilyanassa trivittata (Say, 1822) Threeline Mudsnail
Littoraria angulifera (Lamarck, 1822) Mangrove Periwinkle
Littoraria irrorata (Say, 1822) Marsh Periwinkle
Melongena corona (Gmelin, 1791) Crown Conch
Nassarius acutus (Say, 1822) Sharp Nassa
Nassarius polygonatus (Lamarck, 1822) Black-spot Nassa
Nassarius vibex (Say, 1822) Bruised Nassa
Natica tedbayeri Rehder, 1986 Florida Moonsnail
Nerita fulgurans Gmelin, 1791 Antillean Nerite
Neverita duplicata (Say, 1822) Shark Eye
Oliva sayana Ravenel, 1834 Lettered Olive
Olivella mutica (Say, 1822) Variable Dwarf Olive
Olivella pusilla (Marrat, 1871) Tiny Dwarf Olive
Olivella sp. aff. prefloralia Olsson and Harbison, 1953
Parvanachis obesa (C. B. Adams, 1845) Fat Dovesnail
Parviturboides interruptus (C. B. Adams, 1850)
Retilaskeya emersonii (C.B. Adams, 1839) Emerson's Miniature Cerith
Schwartziella catesbyana (d’Orbigny, 1842) Catesby’s Risso
Seila adamsii (H.C. Lea, 1845) Adams' Miniature Cerith
Simnialena uniplicata (G. B. Sowerby II, 1848) One-tooth Simnia
Sinum perspectivum (Say, 1831) White Baby Ear
Stramonita haemastoma floridana (Conrad, 1837) Florida Rocksnail
Strombus alatus Gmelin, 1791 Florida Fighting Conch
Tectonatica pusilla (Say, 1822) Miniature Moonsnail
Terebra dislocata (Say, 1822) Eastern Auger
Terebra protexta (Conrad, 1846) Fine-ribbed Auger
Triplofusus giganteus (Kiener, 1840) Horse Conch - White Form
Turbonilla (Chemnitzia) cf. abrupta Bush, 1899 cf. May be syn. of T. levis (C. B. Adams, 1850)
Turbonilla (Chemnitzia) sp. F of Lee (unpublished)
Turbonilla (Pyrgiscus) textilis (Kurtz, 1860) Gridiron Turbonille
Urosalpinx cinerea (Say, 1822) Atlantic Oyster Drill
Vitta virginea (Linnaeus, 1758) Virgin Nerite
Bivalves
Abra lioica (Dall, 1881) Smooth Abra
Acar domingensis (Lamarck, 1819) White Miniature Ark
Americardia media (Linnaeus, 1758) Atlantic Strawberry-cockle
Anadara transversa (Say, 1822) Transverse Ark
Anatina anatina (Spengler, 1802) Smooth Duckclam
Angulus texanus (Dall, 1900) Texas Tellin
Angulus versicolor De Kay, 1843 Many-colored Tellin
Atrina rigida (John Lightfoot, 1786) Stiff Penshell
Brachidontes exustus (Linnaeus, 1758) Scorched Mussel
Cardiomya costellata (Deshayes, 1837) Little-ribbed Cardiomya
Cartcorbula caribaea (d'Orbigny, 1853)
Chama congregata Conrad, 1833 Corrugate Jewelbox
Chama radians Lamarck, 1819 Florida Jewelbox
Choristodon robustus (G. B. Sowerby I, 1834); Syn: Rupellaria typica (Jonas, 1844)
Crassostrea virginica (Gmelin, 1791) Eastern Oyster
Cyrtopleura costata (Linnaeus, 1758) Angelwing
Dinocardium robustum (John Lightfoot, 1786) Atlantic Giant Cockle
Donax variabilis Say, 1822 Variable Coquina
Geukensia demissa (Dillwyn, 1817) Ribbed-mussel
Globivenus rigida (Dillwyn, 1817) Rigid Venus
Lucina pensylvanica (Linnaeus, 1758) Pennsylvania Lucine
Lunarca ovalis (Bruguière, 1789) Blood Ark
Macrocallista maculata (Linnaeus, 1758) Calico Clam
Macrocallista nimbosa (Lightfoot, 1786) Sunray Venus
Mercenaria campechiensis (Gmelin, 1791) Southern Quahog
Modiolus squamosus Beauperthuy, 1967 Southern Horsemussel
Mulinia lateralis (Say, 1822) Dwarf Surfclam
Noetia ponderosa (Say, 1822) Ponderous Ark
Nucula proxima Say, 1822 Atlantic Nutclam
Ostreola equestris (Say, 1834) Crested Oyster
Perna viridis (Linnaeus, 1758) Asian Green Mussel Invasive Species
Scissula iris (Say, 1822) Rainbow Tellin
Semele proficua (Pulteney, 1799) Atlantic Semele
Solen viridis Say, 1822 Green Jackknife
Sphenia fragilis (H. & A. Adams, 1854)
Tagelus plebeius (John Lightfoot, 1786) Stout Tagelus
Tellidora cristata (Récluz, 1842) White-crest Tellin
Timoclea grus (Holmes, 1858) Gray Pygmy-venus
Trachycardium muricatum (Linnaeus, 1758) Yellow Prickly Cockle White Form