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Bivalves
and Gastropods of Aransas National Wildlife Refuge Complex
Birds
| Mammals | Amphibians
& Reptiles | Fish | Dragonflies
| Butterflies
Wildflowers | Drift Seeds | Plants | Bivalves/Gastropods
Wildflowers | Drift Seeds | Plants | Bivalves/Gastropods
| CLASS BIVALVIA | ||
| NUCULANIDAE | ||
| Concentric Nut Clam | Nuculana concentrica | |
| ARCIDAE | ||
| Mossy Ark | Arca imbricata | |
| Incongruous Ark | Anadara brasiliana | |
| Cut-Ribbed Ark | Anadara floridana | |
| Transverse Ark | Anadara transversa | |
| Blood Ark | Anadara ovalis | |
| Ponderous Ark | Noetia ponderosa | |
| MYTILIDAE | ||
| Scorched Mussel | Brachidontes (Brachidontes) exustus | |
| Hooked Mussel | Ischadium recurvus | |
| Tulip Mussel | Modiolus americanus | |
| Paper Mussel | Amygdalum papyria | |
| Ribbed Mussel | Geukensia demissa granosissima | |
| PINNIDAE | ||
| Half-Naked Pen Shell | Atrina seminuda | |
| Saw-Tooth Pen Shell | Atrina serrata | |
| PTERIIDAE | ||
| Atlantic Pearl Oyster | Pinctada imbricata | |
| Atlantic Wing Oyster | Pteria colymbus | |
| ISOGNOMONIDAE | ||
| Flat Tree Oyster | Isognomon alatus | |
| PECTINIDAE | ||
| Atlantic Bay Scallop | Argopecten irradians amplicostatus | |
| SPONDYLIDAE | ||
| Atlantic Thorny Oyster | Spondylus americanus | |
| PLICATULIDAE | ||
| Kitten’s Paw | Plicatula gibbosa | |
| ANOMIIDAE | ||
| Common Jingle Shell | Anomia simplex | |
| OSTREIDAE | ||
| Eastern Oyster | Crassostrea virginica | |
| Horse or Crested Oyster | Ostrea equestris | |
| LUCINIDAE | ||
| Florida Lucina | Pseudomiltha floridana | |
| Buttercup Lucina | Anodontia alba | |
| CHAMIDAE | ||
| Leafy Jewel Box | Chama macerophylla | |
| CARDITIDAE | ||
| Broad-Ribbed Cardita | Carditamera floridana | |
| Common Egg Cockle | Laevicardium laevigatum | |
| Morton’s Egg Cockle | Laevicardium mortoni | |
| Giant Atlantic Cockle | Laevicardium (Dinocardium) robustum | |
| MACTRIDAE | ||
| Fragile Atlantic Mactra | Mactra fragilis | |
| Dwarf Surf Clam | Mulinia lateralis | |
| Common Rangia | Rangia (Rangia) cuneata | |
| Brown Rangia | Rangia (Rangianella) flexuosa | |
| Atlantic Surf Clam | Spisula (Hemimactra) solidissima | |
| Smooth Duck Clam | Anatina anatina | |
| Channeled Duck Clam | Raeta plicatella | |
| CULTELLIDAE | ||
| Jackknife Clam | Ensis minor | |
| TELLINIDAE | ||
| Alternate Tellin | Tellina (Eurytellina) alternata | |
| Taylor’s Tellin | Tellina (Eurytellina) alternata tayloriana | |
| Rose Petal Tellin | Tellina (Eurytellina) lineata | |
| DONACIDAE | ||
| Coquina Shell | Donax roemeri roemeri | |
| SEMELIDAE | ||
| Common Atlantic Abra | Abra (Abra) aequalis | |
| SOLECURTIDAE | ||
| Stout Tagelus | Tagelus (Mesopleura) plebius | |
| CORBICULIDAE | ||
| Florida Marsh Clam | Polymesoda (Pseudocyrena) maritima | |
| VENERIDAE | ||
| Sunray Venus | Callista (Macrocallista) nimbosa | |
| Disk Dosinia | Dosinia discus | |
| Cross-Barred Venus | Chione cancellata | |
| Lady-In-Waiting Venus | Chione intapurpurea | |
| Clench’s Chione | Chione (Lirophora) clenchi | |
| Southern Quahog | Mercenaria campechiensis | |
| Pointed Venus | Anomalocardia auberiana | |
| PETRICOLIDAE | ||
| False Angel Wing | Petricola ( Petricolaria) pholadiformis | |
| PHOLADIDAE | ||
| Campeche Angel Wing | Pholas (Thovana) compechiensis | |
| Angel Wing | Cyrtopleura (Scobinepholas) costata | |
| PERIPLOMATIDAE | ||
| Unequal Spoon Clam | Periploma margaritaceum | |
| CLASS GASTROPODA* | ||
| AMPULLARIIDEA | ||
| Florida Applesnail | Pomacea paludosa | |
| ARCHITECTONICIDAE | ||
| Common Sundial | Architectonica nobilis | |
| BUCCINIDAE | ||
| Cancellate Cantharus | Canthaurs cancellarius | |
| BULLOIDAE | ||
| Striate Bubble | Bulla striata | |
| CALYPTRAEIDAE | ||
| Common Atlantic Slipper | Crepidula fornicata | |
| CASSIDAE | ||
| Scotch Bonnet | Phalium granulatum granulatum | |
| CYMATICEA | ||
| Atlantic Distorsio | Distorsio clathrata | |
| ELLOBIIDAE | ||
| Coffee Melampus | Melampus bidentatus | |
| EPITONIIDAE | ||
| Wentletraps | Epitonium spp. | |
| Mitchell's Wentletrap | Amaea mitchelli | |
| Angulate Wentletrap | Epitonium angulatum | |
| Multiribbed Wentletrap | Epitonium multistriatum | |
| FASCIOLARIIDAE | ||
| True Tulip Shell | Fasciolaria tulipa | |
| Florida Horse Conch | Pleuroploca gigantea | |
| Banded Tulip Shell | Fasciolaria lilium | |
| JANTHINIDAE | ||
| Common Purple Storm Snail | Janthina janthina | |
| LITTORINIDAE | ||
| Marsh Periwinkle | Littorina irrorata | |
| MELONGENIDAE | ||
| Pear Whelk | Busycon spiratus plagosum | |
| Lightning Whelk | Busycon perversum pulleyi | |
| MURICIDAE | ||
| Florida Rock Shell | Thais haemastoma floridana | |
| Giant Eastern Murex | Murex fulvescens | |
| NATICIDAE | ||
| Common Baby's Ear | Sinum perspectivum | |
| Shark's Eye | Polinices duplicatus | |
| Miniature Natica | Natica pusilla | |
| NERITIDAE | ||
| Virgin Nerite | Neritina virginea | |
| OLIVIDAE | ||
| Lettered Olive | Oliva sayana | |
| OVULIDAE | ||
| Single-toothed Simnia | Pseudocyphoma intermedium | |
| Sea Whip Simnia | Simnialena marferula | |
| POTAMIDIDAE | ||
| Plicate Horn Shell | Cerithidea pliculosa | |
| STROMBIDAE | ||
| Fighting Conch | Strombus alatus | |
| TEREBRIDAE | ||
| Salle's Auger | Hastula sallenana | |
| TONNIDAE | ||
| Giant Tun Shell | Tonna galea | |
| TROCHIDAE | ||
| Smooth Atlantic Tegula | Tegula fasciata | |
| VERMETIDAE | ||
| West Indian Worm Shell | Vermicularia cf.V.spirata | |
* The majority of these gastropods were found on the Matagorda Island unit of the Refuge Complex.
Reference: Andrews, Jean A Field Guide to Shells of the Texas Coast, 1992 Texas Monthly Press
Revision March 2006
