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Eastern Oyster
Crassostrea virginica
1,242 observations
Knobbed Whelk
Busycon carica
1,102 observations
Shark Eye
Neverita duplicata
877 observations
Lettered Olive
Oliva sayana
814 observations
Blood Ark
Lunarca ovalis
781 observations
Incongruous Ark
Anadara brasiliana
632 observations
Rosy Wolfsnail
Euglandina rosea
608 observations
Coquina
Donax variabilis
600 observations
Giant Atlantic Cockle
Dinocardium robustum
507 observations
Marsh Periwinkle
Littoraria irrorata
491 observations
Ponderous Ark
Noetia ponderosa
353 observations
Atlantic Ribbed Mussel
Geukensia demissa
329 observations
Eastern Auger
Neoterebra dislocata
319 observations
Channeled Whelk
Busycotypus canaliculatus
313 observations
Common Jingle
Anomia simplex
285 observations
Eastern Banded Tulip
Cinctura hunteria
259 observations
Common Atlantic Slippersnail
Crepidula fornicata
254 observations
Florida Cross-barred Venus
Chione elevata
250 observations
White Baby Ear
Sinum perspectivum
240 observations
Northern Quahog
Mercenaria mercenaria
224 observations
Asian Clam
Corbicula fluminea
223 observations
Channeled Duck Clam
Raeta plicatella
201 observations
Leopard Slug
Limax maximus
193 observations
Lightning Whelk
Sinistrofulgur sinistrum
183 observations
Stout Tagelus
Tagelus plebeius
172 observations
Eastern Mudsnail
Ilyanassa obsoleta
162 observations
Angelwing
Cyrtopleura costata
162 observations
Cross-hatched Lucine
Divalinga quadrisulcata
158 observations
Carolina Mantleslug
Philomycus carolinianus
144 observations
Transverse Ark
Anadara transversa
142 observations
Yellow Prickly Cockle
Dallocardia muricata
133 observations
Atlantic brief squid
Lolliguncula brevis
124 observations
Half-naked Pen Shell
Atrina seminuda
114 observations
Atlantic Calico Scallop
Argopecten gibbus
104 observations
Southern Surfclam
Spisula raveneli
100 observations
Dwarf Surfclam
Mulinia lateralis
91 observations
Atlantic Jackknife
Ensis leei
88 observations
Gray-foot Lancetooth Snail
Haplotrema concavum
87 observations
Changeable Mantleslug
Megapallifera mutabilis
86 observations
Florida Pear Whelk
Fulguropsis pyruloides
85 observations
Southern Quahog
Mercenaria campechiensis
72 observations
Cayenne Keyhole Limpet
Diodora cayenensis
72 observations
Florida Horse Conch
Triplofusus giganteus
71 observations
Eastern Oyster Drill
Urosalpinx cinerea
67 observations
False Angelwing
Petricolaria pholadiformis
64 observations
Atlantic Kitten's Paw
Plicatula gibbosa
61 observations
Stiff Pen Shell
Atrina rigida
50 observations
Invasive
Black-velvet Leatherleaf
Belocaulus angustipes
44 observations
American Bittersweet Clam
Glycymeris americana
44 observations
Southern Flatcoil
Polygyra cereolus
43 observations
Frequently Asked Questions
- The 10 most common molluscs in South Carolina are:
- Eastern Oyster (Crassostrea virginica)
- Knobbed Whelk (Busycon carica)
- Shark Eye (Neverita duplicata)
- Lettered Olive (Oliva sayana)
- Blood Ark (Lunarca ovalis)
- Incongruous Ark (Anadara brasiliana)
- Rosy Wolfsnail (Euglandina rosea)
- Coquina (Donax variabilis)
- Giant Atlantic Cockle (Dinocardium robustum)
- Marsh Periwinkle (Littoraria irrorata)
- The most observed mollusc in South Carolina is Eastern Oyster (Crassostrea virginica), with 1,242 recorded observations.
- Some of the most commonly observed invasive molluscs in South Carolina include:
- Black-velvet Leatherleaf (Belocaulus angustipes)