List of U.S. state shells
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This is a list of official state shells for those states of the USA that have chosen to select one as part of their state insignia:[1]
| State | Shell | Image | Year designated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Johnstone's Junonia | 1990[2] | |
| Connecticut | Eastern Oyster |  |
1989 |
| Florida | Horse Conch |  |
1969 |
| Georgia | Knobbed Whelk |  |
1987 |
| Massachusetts | Wrinkled Whelk Neptunea lyrata decemcostata | 1987 | |
| Mississippi | Oyster | |
1974 |
| New Jersey | Knobbed Whelk | |
1995 |
| New York | Bay Scallop |  |
1988 |
| North Carolina | Scotch bonnet | 1965[3] | |
| Oregon | Oregon Hairy Triton |  |
1989 |
| Rhode Island | Northern Quahog |  |
1987 |
| South Carolina | Lettered Olive |  |
1984 |
| Texas | Prickly Whelk | 1989 | |
| Virginia | Eastern Oyster | |
1974 |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ List of all state shells http://www.jaxshells.org/listing.htm
- ^ "Alabama Shell". Alabama Emblems, Symbols and Honors. Alabama Department of Archives & History. 2001-07-12. http://www.archives.state.al.us/emblems/st_shell.html. Retrieved 2007-03-20.
- ^ "Official State Symbols of North Carolina". North Carolina State Library (State of North Carolina). http://statelibrary.dcr.state.nc.us/NC/SYMBOLS/SYMBOLS.HTM. Retrieved 2008-01-26.
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