Northwest florida species list - Gulf Coast Shell Club
Northwest florida species list - Gulf Coast Shell Club
Northwest florida species list - Gulf Coast Shell Club
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Family/Genus/Species Common Name Size (mm)<br />
MYIDAE<br />
5989 Paramya subovata (Conrad, 1845) Subovate Softshell to 12<br />
MYTILIDAE<br />
5097 Amygdalum papyrium (Conrad, 1846) Atlantic Paper Mussel to 38<br />
5101 Botula fusca (Gmelin, 1791) Cinnamon Mussel to 20<br />
5044 Bracidontes exustus (Linne, 1758) Scorched Mussel to 25<br />
5053 Crenella decussata (Montagu, 1808)* Cross-sculpture Crenella to 25<br />
5106 Geukensia granosissima (G.B. Sowerby III, 1914)* Southern Ribbed Mussel to 100<br />
5062 Gregariella coralliophaga (Gmelin, 1791) 2 Coral-eating Mussel to 20<br />
5048 Ischadium recurvum (Rafinesque, 1820) Hooked Mussel to 64<br />
5063 Lioberus castanea (Say, 1822) Chestnut Mussel to 25<br />
5080 Lithophaga antillarum (d’Orbigny, 1853) Antillean Date Mussel 50-100<br />
5083 Lithophaga aristata (Dillwyn, 1817) Scissor Date Mussel 13-50<br />
5081 Lithophaga bisulcata (d’Orbigny, 1842) Mahogany Date Mussel 25-40<br />
5079 Lithophaga nigra (d’Orbigny, 1842) Black Date Mussel 25-50<br />
5089 Modiolus squamosus Beauperthuy, 1967* Southern Horse Mussel to 64<br />
5069 Musculus lateralis (Say, 1822) Lateral Mussel to 10<br />
NOETIIDAE<br />
4998 Arcopsis adamsi (Dall, 1886) Cancellate Ark to 13<br />
4995 Noetia ponderosa (Say, 1822) Ponderous Ark to 70<br />
NUCULANIDAE<br />
4858 Nuculana acuta (Conrad, 1831) Pointed Nut Clam to 13<br />
4859 Nuculana concentrica (Say, 1824) Concentric Nut Clam to 19<br />
NUCULIDAE<br />
4786 Nucula proxima Say, 1822 Atlantic Nut Clam to 8<br />
OSTREIDAE<br />
5266 Cryptostrea permollis (Sowerby, 1841)* Sponge Oyster to 76<br />
5274 Crassostrea virginica (Gmelin, 1791) Eastern Oyster to 200<br />
5279 Dendostrea frons (Linne, 1758)* Frond Oyster to 170<br />
5265 Ostreola equestris (Say, 1834)* Crested Oyster to 82<br />
PANDORIDAE<br />
6096 Pandora arenosa Conrad, 1834 Sand Pandora to 25<br />
6097 Pandora bushiana Dall, 1886 Keeled Pandora 10-20<br />
6093 Pandora trilineata Say, 1822 Three-line Pandora to 25<br />
PECTINIDAE<br />
5156 Lindapecten muscosus (Wood, 1828)* Rough Scallop to 44<br />
5157 Aequipecten acanthoides (Dall, 1925) Thistle Scallop to 28<br />
5198 Argopecten gibbus (Linne, 1758) Atlantic Calico Scallop to 65<br />
5195 Argopecten irradians taylorae Petuch, 1987* Southern Bay Scallop to 80<br />
5136 Euvola marensis (Weisbord, 1964)* Paper Scallop to 50<br />
5134 Euvola raveneli (Dall, 1898)* Round-ribbed Scallop to 64<br />
5133 Euvola ziczac (Linne, 1758)* Zigzag Scallop to 102<br />
5205 Nodipecten nodosus fragosus (Conrad, 1849)* Northern Lion’s Paw to 152<br />
5142 Spathochlamys benedicti (Verrill & Bush, 1897)* Yellow-spot Scallop to 23<br />
PERIPLOMATIDAE<br />
6131 Periploma margaritaceum (Lamarck, 1801) Unequal Spoonclam 18-25<br />
PETRICOLIDAE<br />
5975 Choristodon robustus (Sowerby, 1834)* New World Petricolid to 25<br />
5972 Petricolaria pholadiformis (Lamarck, 1818) False Angelwing to 50<br />
PHARIDAE<br />
5628 Ensis megistus Pilsbry & McGinty, 1943* Minor Jackknife Clam to 57<br />
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