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Eastern Oyster
Crassostrea virginica
1,241 observations
Knobbed Whelk
Busycon carica
1,120 observations
Shark Eye
Neverita duplicata
882 observations
Lettered Olive
Oliva sayana
818 observations
Blood Ark
Lunarca ovalis
768 observations
Incongruous Ark
Anadara brasiliana
638 observations
Rosy Wolfsnail
Euglandina rosea
621 observations
Coquina
Donax variabilis
591 observations
Giant Atlantic Cockle
Dinocardium robustum
509 observations
Marsh Periwinkle
Littoraria irrorata
498 observations
Ponderous Ark
Noetia ponderosa
348 observations
Atlantic Ribbed Mussel
Geukensia demissa
329 observations
Channeled Whelk
Busycotypus canaliculatus
320 observations
Eastern Auger
Neoterebra dislocata
319 observations
Common Jingle
Anomia simplex
286 observations
Eastern Banded Tulip
Cinctura hunteria
263 observations
Asian Clam
Corbicula fluminea
258 observations
Common Atlantic Slippersnail
Crepidula fornicata
256 observations
Florida Cross-barred Venus
Chione elevata
247 observations
White Baby Ear
Sinum perspectivum
243 observations
Northern Quahog
Mercenaria mercenaria
222 observations
Channeled Duck Clam
Raeta plicatella
202 observations
Leopard Slug
Limax maximus
193 observations
Lightning Whelk
Sinistrofulgur sinistrum
184 observations
Stout Tagelus
Tagelus plebeius
174 observations
Eastern Oyster Drill
Urosalpinx cinerea
164 observations
Cross-hatched Lucine
Divalinga quadrisulcata
164 observations
Eastern Mudsnail
Ilyanassa obsoleta
162 observations
Angelwing
Cyrtopleura costata
162 observations
Carolina Mantleslug
Philomycus carolinianus
145 observations
Transverse Ark
Anadara transversa
144 observations
Yellow Prickly Cockle
Dallocardia muricata
134 observations
Atlantic brief squid
Lolliguncula brevis
128 observations
Half-naked Pen Shell
Atrina seminuda
114 observations
Atlantic Calico Scallop
Argopecten gibbus
104 observations
Southern Surfclam
Spisula raveneli
100 observations
Gray-foot Lancetooth Snail
Haplotrema concavum
89 observations
Dwarf Surfclam
Mulinia lateralis
89 observations
Atlantic Jackknife
Ensis leei
87 observations
Changeable Mantleslug
Megapallifera mutabilis
86 observations
Florida Pear Whelk
Fulguropsis pyruloides
85 observations
Thick-lipped Drill
Eupleura caudata
74 observations
Southern Quahog
Mercenaria campechiensis
74 observations
Cayenne Keyhole Limpet
Diodora cayenensis
74 observations
Florida Horse Conch
Triplofusus giganteus
73 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
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 1,241 recorded observations.
- Some of the most commonly observed invasive molluscs in South Carolina include:
- Black-velvet Leatherleaf (Belocaulus angustipes)