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Knobbed Whelk
Busycon carica
1,026 observations
Eastern Oyster
Crassostrea virginica
974 observations
Shark Eye
Neverita duplicata
826 observations
Lettered Olive
Oliva sayana
749 observations
Blood Ark
Lunarca ovalis
669 observations
Incongruous Ark
Anadara brasiliana
582 observations
Coquina
Donax variabilis
560 observations
Rosy Wolfsnail
Euglandina rosea
554 observations
Giant Atlantic Cockle
Dinocardium robustum
488 observations
Marsh Periwinkle
Littoraria irrorata
467 observations
Ponderous Ark
Noetia ponderosa
329 observations
Atlantic Ribbed Mussel
Geukensia demissa
319 observations
Channeled Whelk
Busycotypus canaliculatus
297 observations
Eastern Auger
Neoterebra dislocata
293 observations
Common Jingle
Anomia simplex
271 observations
Common Atlantic Slippersnail
Crepidula fornicata
247 observations
Eastern Banded Tulip
Cinctura hunteria
237 observations
Florida Cross-barred Venus
Chione elevata
226 observations
White Baby Ear
Sinum perspectivum
221 observations
Northern Quahog
Mercenaria mercenaria
220 observations
Asian Clam
Corbicula fluminea
219 observations
Channeled Duck Clam
Raeta plicatella
195 observations
Leopard Slug
Limax maximus
188 observations
Lightning Whelk
Sinistrofulgur sinistrum
170 observations
Angelwing
Cyrtopleura costata
161 observations
Stout Tagelus
Tagelus plebeius
154 observations
Eastern Mudsnail
Ilyanassa obsoleta
153 observations
Cross-hatched Lucine
Divalinga quadrisulcata
142 observations
Carolina Mantleslug
Philomycus carolinianus
133 observations
Transverse Ark
Anadara transversa
123 observations
Yellow Prickly Cockle
Dallocardia muricata
120 observations
Half-naked Pen Shell
Atrina seminuda
114 observations
Atlantic brief squid
Lolliguncula brevis
100 observations
Atlantic Calico Scallop
Argopecten gibbus
98 observations
Southern Surfclam
Spisula raveneli
98 observations
Atlantic Jackknife
Ensis leei
85 observations
Florida Pear Whelk
Fulguropsis pyruloides
85 observations
Gray-foot Lancetooth Snail
Haplotrema concavum
84 observations
Dwarf Surfclam
Mulinia lateralis
80 observations
Changeable Mantleslug
Megapallifera mutabilis
79 observations
Southern Quahog
Mercenaria campechiensis
66 observations
Eastern Oyster Drill
Urosalpinx cinerea
63 observations
False Angelwing
Petricolaria pholadiformis
63 observations
Florida Horse Conch
Triplofusus giganteus
63 observations
Cayenne Keyhole Limpet
Diodora cayenensis
60 observations
Stiff Pen Shell
Atrina rigida
50 observations
Atlantic Kitten's Paw
Plicatula gibbosa
47 observations
Invasive
Black-velvet Leatherleaf
Belocaulus angustipes
42 observations
Southern Flatcoil
Polygyra cereolus
39 observations
Fossor Coquina
Donax fossor
39 observations
Frequently Asked Questions
- The 10 most common molluscs in South Carolina are:
- Knobbed Whelk (Busycon carica)
- Eastern Oyster (Crassostrea virginica)
- Shark Eye (Neverita duplicata)
- Lettered Olive (Oliva sayana)
- Blood Ark (Lunarca ovalis)
- Incongruous Ark (Anadara brasiliana)
- Coquina (Donax variabilis)
- Rosy Wolfsnail (Euglandina rosea)
- Giant Atlantic Cockle (Dinocardium robustum)
- Marsh Periwinkle (Littoraria irrorata)
- The most observed mollusc in South Carolina is Knobbed Whelk (Busycon carica), with 1,026 recorded observations.
- Some of the most commonly observed invasive molluscs in South Carolina include:
- Black-velvet Leatherleaf (Belocaulus angustipes)