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Knobbed Whelk
Busycon carica
988 observations
Eastern Oyster
Crassostrea virginica
918 observations
Lettered Olive
Oliva sayana
723 observations
Shark Eye
Neverita duplicata
684 observations
Blood Ark
Lunarca ovalis
655 observations
Incongruous Ark
Anadara brasiliana
562 observations
Rosy Wolfsnail
Euglandina rosea
546 observations
Coquina
Donax variabilis
545 observations
Giant Atlantic Cockle
Dinocardium robustum
472 observations
Marsh Periwinkle
Littoraria irrorata
463 observations
Ponderous Ark
Noetia ponderosa
325 observations
Atlantic Ribbed Mussel
Geukensia demissa
315 observations
Eastern Auger
Neoterebra dislocata
291 observations
Channeled Whelk
Busycotypus canaliculatus
290 observations
Common Jingle
Anomia simplex
265 observations
Common Atlantic Slippersnail
Crepidula fornicata
242 observations
Eastern Banded Tulip
Cinctura hunteria
234 observations
Florida Cross-barred Venus
Chione elevata
226 observations
Northern Quahog
Mercenaria mercenaria
214 observations
White Baby Ear
Sinum perspectivum
214 observations
Asian Clam
Corbicula fluminea
211 observations
Channeled Duck Clam
Raeta plicatella
193 observations
Leopard Slug
Limax maximus
182 observations
Lightning Whelk
Sinistrofulgur sinistrum
164 observations
Angelwing
Cyrtopleura costata
161 observations
Stout Tagelus
Tagelus plebeius
151 observations
Eastern Mudsnail
Ilyanassa obsoleta
150 observations
Cross-hatched Lucine
Divalinga quadrisulcata
138 observations
Carolina Mantleslug
Philomycus carolinianus
125 observations
Transverse Ark
Anadara transversa
123 observations
Yellow Prickly Cockle
Dallocardia muricata
117 observations
Half-naked Pen Shell
Atrina seminuda
113 observations
Atlantic Calico Scallop
Argopecten gibbus
98 observations
Atlantic brief squid
Lolliguncula brevis
97 observations
Southern Surfclam
Spisula raveneli
94 observations
Atlantic Jackknife
Ensis leei
85 observations
Florida Pear Whelk
Fulguropsis pyruloides
85 observations
Gray-foot Lancetooth Snail
Haplotrema concavum
81 observations
Dwarf Surfclam
Mulinia lateralis
80 observations
Changeable Mantleslug
Megapallifera mutabilis
70 observations
Southern Quahog
Mercenaria campechiensis
65 observations
False Angelwing
Petricolaria pholadiformis
63 observations
Eastern Oyster Drill
Urosalpinx cinerea
62 observations
Florida Horse Conch
Triplofusus giganteus
61 observations
Cayenne Keyhole Limpet
Diodora cayenensis
59 observations
Stiff Pen Shell
Atrina rigida
50 observations
Atlantic Kitten's Paw
Plicatula gibbosa
47 observations
Invasive
Black-velvet Leatherleaf
Belocaulus angustipes
41 observations
Fossor Coquina
Donax fossor
39 observations
Southern Flatcoil
Polygyra cereolus
38 observations
Frequently Asked Questions
- The 10 most common molluscs in South Carolina are:
- Knobbed Whelk (Busycon carica)
- Eastern Oyster (Crassostrea virginica)
- Lettered Olive (Oliva sayana)
- Shark Eye (Neverita duplicata)
- 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 Knobbed Whelk (Busycon carica), with 988 recorded observations.
- Some of the most commonly observed invasive molluscs in South Carolina include:
- Black-velvet Leatherleaf (Belocaulus angustipes)