List of U.S. state shells
This is a list of official state shells for States of the USA that have chosen one as part of their state insignia.[1]
These are seashells. They are the shells of various marine mollusks, gastropod and bivalves. They represent a maritime state.
| State | Shell | Image | Year designated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Johnstone's Junonia Scaphella junonia subspecies johnstoneae | 1990[2] | |
| Connecticut | Eastern Oyster Crassostrea virginica | 1989 | |
| Florida | Horse Conch Pleuroploca gigantea |  | 1969 |
| Georgia | Knobbed Whelk Busycon carica |  | 1987 |
| Massachusetts | Wrinkled Whelk Neptunea lyrata decemcostata |  | 1987 |
| Mississippi | Eastern Oyster | Crassostrea virginica | 1974 |
| New Jersey | Knobbed Whelk Busycon carica | | 1995 |
| New York | Bay Scallop Argopecten irradians | 1988 | |
| North Carolina | Scotch bonnet Semicassis granulata | 1965[3] | |
| Oregon | Oregon Hairy Triton Fusitriton oregonensis |  | 1989 |
| Rhode Island | Northern Quahog Mercenaria mercenaria |  | 1987 |
| South Carolina | Lettered Olive Oliva sayana | 1984 | |
| Texas | Lightning Whelk Busycon perversum subspecies pulleyi | 1987 | |
| Virginia | Eastern Oyster Crassostrea virginica | 1974 |
References
- ↑ "List of all state shells". Archived from the original on 2007-07-31. Retrieved 2011-08-16.
- ↑ "Alabama Shell". Alabama Emblems, Symbols and Honors. Alabama Department of Archives & History. 2001-07-12. Archived from the original on 2007-08-01. Retrieved 2007-03-20.
- ↑ "Official State Symbols of North Carolina". North Carolina State Library. State of North Carolina. Archived from the original on 2012-07-10. Retrieved 2008-01-26.