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