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February 27, 2010

1. Astyris lunata, Sunset Beach, NC 02/17/10
2. Litiopa melanostoma Rang, 1829 Sargassum Snail, Sunset Beach, NC, 02/17/02
3. Busycotypus spiratus (Lamarck, 1818), Sunset Beach, NC, 2008
4. Cancellaria reticulata (Linné, 1767) Common Nutmeg, Cherry Grove Beach, SC, 02/20/10
5. Fasciolaria tulipa (Linnaeus, 1758), Sunset Beach, NC, 02/10
6. Macrocallista nimbosa (Lightfoot, 1786), Sunset Beach, NC, 2008
7. Plicatula gibbosa Lamarck, 1801, Cherry Grove Beach, SC, 02/20/10
8. Nassarius albus (Say, 1826) White Nassa, very juvenile, Sunset Beach, NC, 02/17/10
   
February 22, 2010
Melampus bidentatus Say, 1822 Eastern Melampus, Sunset Beach, NC, 02/15/10
2. New corbula; probably Caryocorbula contracta; Sunset Beach, NC, 02/15/10
Old Caryocorbula contracta
Caryocorbula barrattiana for comparison
6. Possibly Dosinia elegans, my second. Sunset Beach, NC, 02/15/10; photos of first possible Dosinia elegans are below.
First specimen, not yet sent to FL for ID; IDed by others as D. elegans; ID uncertain at this time.
8. Unsure. Looks like sand-based rather than calcium yet -- given the shape of Diacavolinia deblainvillei (R), I want to ask. Sunset Beach, NC, 02/15/10
Diacavolinia deblainvillei
9. Unsure. NotTriodopsis hopetonensis (Shuttleworth, 1852) Magnolia Threetooth, both show below.
Episcynia inornata (d’Orbigny, 1842) Fringed Vitrinella
   
Triodopsis hopetonensis (Shuttleworth, 1852) Magnolia Threetooth
February 7, 2010
Oliva sayana protoconch
February 6, 2010
   
4. Plicatula gibbosa Lamarck, 1801 Atlantic Kittenpaw
5. top and side bottom view of something else -- non-mulloscan
6. Diacavolinia deblainvillei van der Spoel, Bleeker, and Kobayasi, 1993 Longsnout Cavoline, top (L) and bottom (R) of something else. found on Sunset Beach, NC, 01/31/10
7. probably Cryoturris dorvilliae (Reeve, 1845) Dorvill’s Mangelia -- see notes below next two photos
8. The left-most shell is Fargoa bartschi (Winkley, 1909) Bartsch's Odostome, found on Sunset Beach, 01/31/10
   
February 5, 2010
Triodopsis hopetonensis (Shuttleworth, 1852) Magnolia Threetooth
Triodopsis hopetonensis (Shuttleworth, 1852) Magnolia Threetooth
 
January 24, 2010
1. Timoclea grus (Holmes, 1858), Gray Pygmy Venus
2. Lyonsia hyalina hyalina (Conrad, 1831) Glassy Lyonsia
5. Turbonilla (Pyrgiscus) caroliniana Holmes, 1859 Incised Turbonille