Beach Combing: A Journey

I've always had some basic familiarity with NC seashells thanks to my local aquarium but I didn't start beach combing until April 2022. When I started, I was excited to learn how to ID moon snails using the umbo. I got bored with all the arks being the most common intact shells, but still haven't tried to learn the difference between transverse, blood, incongruous, ponderous, etc. I hope to soon.
I have yet to find a shark's tooth!

Observations are what I've found on the beach near me

Posted on September 9, 2022 04:31 PM by aureleah_aurita aureleah_aurita

Observations

Photos / Sounds

2 photos

What

Speckled Swimming Crab (Arenaeus cribrarius)

Observer

aureleah_aurita

Date

April 29, 2022 08:31 AM EDT

Place

Fort Fisher State Recreation Area, Kure Beach, NC, US (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

Knobbed Whelk (Busycon carica)

Observer

aureleah_aurita

Date

April 29, 2022 09:02 AM EDT

Place

Fort Fisher State Recreation Area, Kure Beach, NC, US (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

Incongruous Ark (Anadara brasiliana)

Observer

aureleah_aurita

Date

April 29, 2022 09:03 AM EDT

Place

Fort Fisher State Recreation Area, Kure Beach, NC, US (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

Incongruous Ark (Anadara brasiliana)

Observer

aureleah_aurita

Date

April 29, 2022 09:05 AM EDT

Place

New Hanover County, US-NC, US (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

Eastern Oyster (Crassostrea virginica)

Observer

aureleah_aurita

Date

April 29, 2022 09:09 AM EDT

Place

North Carolina Aquarium - Fort Fisher, Kure Beach, NC, US (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

Lettered Olive (Oliva sayana)

Observer

aureleah_aurita

Date

April 29, 2022 09:10 AM EDT

Place

North Carolina Aquarium - Fort Fisher, Kure Beach, NC, US (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

Moon Snails (Family Naticidae)

Observer

aureleah_aurita

Date

April 29, 2022 09:11 AM EDT

Place

New Hanover County, US-NC, US (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

Mossy Ark (Lamarcka imbricata)

Observer

aureleah_aurita

Date

April 29, 2022 09:24 AM EDT

Place

Fort Fisher State Recreation Area, Kure Beach, NC, US (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

Atlantic Calico Scallop (Argopecten gibbus)

Observer

aureleah_aurita

Date

April 29, 2022 09:25 AM EDT

Place

North Carolina Aquarium - Fort Fisher, Kure Beach, NC, US (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

2 photos

What

Common Atlantic Slippersnail (Crepidula fornicata)

Observer

aureleah_aurita

Date

April 29, 2022 09:26 AM EDT

Place

North Carolina Aquarium - Fort Fisher, Kure Beach, NC, US (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

Channeled Whelk (Busycotypus canaliculatus)

Observer

aureleah_aurita

Date

April 29, 2022 09:27 AM EDT

Place

Fort Fisher State Recreation Area, Kure Beach, NC, US (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

Channeled Whelk (Busycotypus canaliculatus)

Observer

aureleah_aurita

Date

April 29, 2022 09:28 AM EDT

Place

North Carolina Aquarium - Fort Fisher, Kure Beach, NC, US (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

2 photos

What

Common Atlantic Slippersnail (Crepidula fornicata)

Observer

aureleah_aurita

Date

April 29, 2022 09:31 AM EDT

Place

Fort Fisher State Recreation Area, Kure Beach, NC, US (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

Southern Surfclam (Spisula raveneli)

Observer

aureleah_aurita

Date

April 29, 2022 09:32 AM EDT

Place

Fort Fisher State Recreation Area, Kure Beach, NC, US (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

Spectral Bittersweet Clam (Glycymeris spectralis)

Observer

aureleah_aurita

Date

April 29, 2022 09:32 AM EDT

Place

Fort Fisher State Recreation Area, Kure Beach, NC, US (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

Common Jingle (Anomia simplex)

Observer

aureleah_aurita

Date

April 29, 2022 09:33 AM EDT

Place

North Carolina Aquarium - Fort Fisher, Kure Beach, NC, US (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

Spectral Bittersweet Clam (Glycymeris spectralis)

Observer

aureleah_aurita

Date

April 29, 2022 09:34 AM EDT

Place

Fort Fisher State Recreation Area, Kure Beach, NC, US (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

Angelwing (Cyrtopleura costata)

Observer

aureleah_aurita

Date

April 29, 2022 09:35 AM EDT

Place

Fort Fisher State Recreation Area, Kure Beach, NC, US (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

Eastern White Slippersnail (Crepidula plana)

Observer

aureleah_aurita

Date

April 29, 2022 09:36 AM EDT

Place

Fort Fisher State Recreation Area, Kure Beach, NC, US (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

Southern Quahog (Mercenaria campechiensis)

Observer

aureleah_aurita

Date

April 29, 2022 09:39 AM EDT

Place

Fort Fisher State Recreation Area, Kure Beach, NC, US (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

Northern Star Coral (Astrangia poculata)

Observer

aureleah_aurita

Date

May 1, 2022 11:29 AM EDT

Place

Loggerhead Rd, Kure Beach, NC, US (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

Blood Ark (Lunarca ovalis)

Observer

aureleah_aurita

Date

May 1, 2022 11:29 AM EDT

Place

North Carolina Aquarium - Fort Fisher, Kure Beach, NC, US (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

Channeled Whelk (Busycotypus canaliculatus)

Observer

aureleah_aurita

Date

May 1, 2022 11:29 AM EDT

Place

North Carolina Aquarium - Fort Fisher, Kure Beach, NC, US (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

Eastern Banded Tulip (Cinctura hunteria)

Observer

aureleah_aurita

Date

May 1, 2022 11:31 AM EDT

Place

North Atlantic Ocean, NC, US (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

Incongruous Ark (Anadara brasiliana)

Observer

aureleah_aurita

Date

May 1, 2022 11:32 AM EDT

Place

Fort Fisher State Recreation Area, Kure Beach, NC, US (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

2 photos

What

Atlantic Kitten's Paw (Plicatula gibbosa)

Observer

aureleah_aurita

Date

May 1, 2022 11:33 AM EDT

Place

Fort Fisher State Recreation Area, Kure Beach, NC, US (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

4 photos

What

Common Sand Dollar (Echinarachnius parma)

Observer

aureleah_aurita

Date

May 1, 2022 11:36 AM EDT

Place

Fort Fisher State Recreation Area, Kure Beach, NC, US (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

Knobbed Whelk (Busycon carica)

Observer

aureleah_aurita

Date

May 1, 2022 11:38 AM EDT

Place

Fort Fisher State Recreation Area, Kure Beach, NC, US (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

Lightning Whelk (Sinistrofulgur sinistrum)

Observer

aureleah_aurita

Date

May 1, 2022 11:38 AM EDT

Place

Fort Fisher State Recreation Area, Kure Beach, NC, US (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

Eastern Oyster (Crassostrea virginica)

Observer

aureleah_aurita

Date

May 1, 2022 11:38 AM EDT

Place

Fort Fisher State Recreation Area, Kure Beach, NC, US (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

West Atlantic Surfclam (Spisula solidissima)

Observer

aureleah_aurita

Date

May 1, 2022 11:39 AM EDT

Place

Fort Fisher State Recreation Area, Kure Beach, NC, US (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

2 photos

What

Caenogastropods (Subclass Caenogastropoda)

Observer

aureleah_aurita

Date

May 1, 2022 11:40 AM EDT

Place

Fort Fisher State Recreation Area, Kure Beach, NC, US (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

2 photos

What

Atlantic Sand Crab (Emerita talpoida)

Observer

aureleah_aurita

Date

May 1, 2022 11:41 AM EDT

Place

Fort Fisher State Recreation Area, Kure Beach, NC, US (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

Atlantic Calico Scallop (Argopecten gibbus)

Observer

aureleah_aurita

Date

May 1, 2022 11:44 AM EDT

Place

Fort Fisher State Recreation Area, Kure Beach, NC, US (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

Beach Flies (Family Canacidae)

Observer

aureleah_aurita

Date

May 1, 2022 11:45 AM EDT

Place

Fort Fisher State Recreation Area, Kure Beach, NC, US (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

2 photos

What

Shark Eye (Neverita duplicata)

Observer

aureleah_aurita

Date

May 1, 2022 11:46 AM EDT

Place

Fort Fisher State Recreation Area, Kure Beach, NC, US (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

2 photos

What

Speckled Swimming Crab (Arenaeus cribrarius)

Observer

aureleah_aurita

Date

May 1, 2022 11:50 AM EDT

Place

Fort Fisher State Recreation Area, Kure Beach, NC, US (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

2 photos

What

Southern Quahog (Mercenaria campechiensis)

Observer

aureleah_aurita

Date

May 1, 2022 11:52 AM EDT

Place

Fort Fisher State Recreation Area, Kure Beach, NC, US (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

Atlantic Blue Crab (Callinectes sapidus)

Observer

aureleah_aurita

Date

May 1, 2022 07:13 PM EDT

Place

Carolina Beach State Park, Carolina Beach, NC, US (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

4 photos

What

Atlantic Sand Crab (Emerita talpoida)

Observer

aureleah_aurita

Date

May 2022

Place

United States (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

Channeled Duck Clam (Raeta plicatella)

Observer

aureleah_aurita

Date

July 2022

Place

United States (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

2 photos

What

Hitchhiker Anemone (Calliactis tricolor)

Observer

aureleah_aurita

Date

May 2022

Place

United States (Google, OSM)

Description

i touched it and it closed up before i took a picture. very hard to the touch

Comments

Nice finds and a nice post. I'm looking forward to you posting your first shark tooth . Happy hunting, T.J.

Posted by tcullinane over 1 year ago

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