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Eastern Oyster
Crassostrea virginica
1,224 observations
Knobbed Whelk
Busycon carica
1,084 observations
Shark Eye
Neverita duplicata
855 observations
Lettered Olive
Oliva sayana
783 observations
Blood Ark
Lunarca ovalis
753 observations
Incongruous Ark
Anadara brasiliana
617 observations
Rosy Wolfsnail
Euglandina rosea
587 observations
Coquina
Donax variabilis
582 observations
Giant Atlantic Cockle
Dinocardium robustum
499 observations
Marsh Periwinkle
Littoraria irrorata
484 observations
Ponderous Ark
Noetia ponderosa
341 observations
Atlantic Ribbed Mussel
Geukensia demissa
327 observations
Eastern Auger
Neoterebra dislocata
306 observations
Channeled Whelk
Busycotypus canaliculatus
305 observations
Common Jingle
Anomia simplex
277 observations
Eastern Banded Tulip
Cinctura hunteria
250 observations
Common Atlantic Slippersnail
Crepidula fornicata
249 observations
Florida Cross-barred Venus
Chione elevata
233 observations
White Baby Ear
Sinum perspectivum
232 observations
Northern Quahog
Mercenaria mercenaria
222 observations
Asian Clam
Corbicula fluminea
220 observations
Channeled Duck Clam
Raeta plicatella
200 observations
Leopard Slug
Limax maximus
192 observations
Lightning Whelk
Sinistrofulgur sinistrum
179 observations
Stout Tagelus
Tagelus plebeius
171 observations
Angelwing
Cyrtopleura costata
162 observations
Eastern Mudsnail
Ilyanassa obsoleta
159 observations
Cross-hatched Lucine
Divalinga quadrisulcata
152 observations
Carolina Mantleslug
Philomycus carolinianus
142 observations
Transverse Ark
Anadara transversa
134 observations
Yellow Prickly Cockle
Dallocardia muricata
129 observations
Half-naked Pen Shell
Atrina seminuda
114 observations
Atlantic brief squid
Lolliguncula brevis
106 observations
Southern Surfclam
Spisula raveneli
99 observations
Atlantic Calico Scallop
Argopecten gibbus
98 observations
Dwarf Surfclam
Mulinia lateralis
90 observations
Atlantic Jackknife
Ensis leei
87 observations
Florida Pear Whelk
Fulguropsis pyruloides
85 observations
Changeable Mantleslug
Megapallifera mutabilis
84 observations
Gray-foot Lancetooth Snail
Haplotrema concavum
84 observations
Southern Quahog
Mercenaria campechiensis
71 observations
Florida Horse Conch
Triplofusus giganteus
68 observations
Eastern Oyster Drill
Urosalpinx cinerea
66 observations
Cayenne Keyhole Limpet
Diodora cayenensis
65 observations
False Angelwing
Petricolaria pholadiformis
64 observations
Atlantic Kitten's Paw
Plicatula gibbosa
53 observations
Stiff Pen Shell
Atrina rigida
50 observations
Invasive
Black-velvet Leatherleaf
Belocaulus angustipes
42 observations
Southern Flatcoil
Polygyra cereolus
41 observations
Threeline Mudsnail
Ilyanassa trivittata
39 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 1,224 recorded observations.
- Some of the most commonly observed invasive molluscs in South Carolina include:
- Black-velvet Leatherleaf (Belocaulus angustipes)