Padre Island National Seashore - Mollusks

The following 37 species of molluscs have been documented at the National Seashore; the common name is followed by the scientific name. Variable Coquina - Donax variabilis Atlantic Giant Cockle - Dinocardium robustum Broad Ribbed Caditid - Carditamera floridana Sawtooth Penshell - Atrina serrata Common Sundial - Architectonica nobilis White Baby Ear - Sinum perspectivum Janthina - Janthina janthina N/A - Dentalium sp. Eastern Oyster - Crassostrea virginica Scorched Mussel - Brachidontes exustus False Angelwing - Petricola pholadiformis Atlantic Pearl Oyster - Pinctada imbricata Rock Shell - Thais haemostoma Striped False Limpet - Siphonaria pectinata Lineolate Periwinkle - Littorina lineolata Antillean Murite - Nerita fulgurans Tinted Cantharus - Pisania tincta Cayenne Keyhole Limpet - Diodora cayenensis Greedy Dovesnail - Anachis avara Disk Dosinia - Dosinia discus Spiny Jewelbox - Arcinella arcinella Alternate Tellin - Tellina alternata Brown Moonsnail - Polinices hepaticus Lettered Olive - Oliva sayana Pointed Venus - Anomalocardia auberiana Bay Scallop - Argopecten irradians Scorched Mussel - Brachidontes exustus Not Available - Laevecardium mortoni Not Available - Mulinia laterale Not Available - Acteon cumingii Greedy Dovesnail - Anachis avara Striate Bubble - Bulla striata Not Available - Bursatella leecheii Variable Cerith - Cerithium lutosum Common Atlantic Slippersnail - Crepidula fornicata Not Available - Diastoma varium Bruised Nassa - Nassarius vibex
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