List of U.S. state shells
This is a list of official state shells for those states of the United States that have chosen to select one as part of their state insignia.[1]
These are seashells, the shells of various marine mollusks including both gastropod and bivalves. Each one was chosen to represent a maritime state, based on the fact that the species occurs in that state and was considered suitable to represent the state, either because of the species' commercial importance as a local seafood item, or because of its beauty, rarity, exceptional size, or other features.
Table
| State | Shell | Image | Year designated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Johnstone's junonia Scaphella junonia ssp. johnstoneae |  | 1990[2] |
| Connecticut | Eastern oyster Crassostrea virginica |  | 1989 |
| Delaware | Channeled whelk Busycotypus canaliculatus |  | 2014[3] |
| Florida | Horse conch Triplofusus papillosus |  | 1969[4] |
| Georgia | Knobbed whelk Busycon carica |  | 1987[5] |
| Massachusetts | New England Neptune Neptunea lyrata ssp. decemcostata |  | 1987[6] |
| Mississippi | Eastern oyster Crassostrea virginica | | 1974[7] |
| New Jersey | Knobbed whelk Busycon carica ssp. gmelin | | 1995[8] |
| New York | Bay scallop Argopecten irradians |  | 1988[9] |
| North Carolina | Scotch bonnet Semicassis granulata |  | 1965[10] |
| Oregon | Oregon hairy triton Fusitriton oregonensis |  | 1989[11] |
| Rhode Island | Quahaug Mercenaria mercenaria |  | 1987[12] |
| South Carolina | Lettered olive Oliva sayana |  | 1984[13] |
| Texas | Lightning whelk Sinistrofulgur perversum ssp. pulleyi |  | 1987[14] |
| Virginia | Eastern oyster Crassostrea virginica | | 1974[15] |
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. Retrieved 2007-03-20.
- https://delcode.delaware.gov/sessionlaws/ga147/chp215.shtml
- https://dos.myflorida.com/florida-facts/florida-state-symbols/state-shell/
- https://georgiainfo.galileo.usg.edu/topics/government/article/georgia-state-symbols/georgia-state-seashell-knobbed-whelk
- https://www.sec.state.ma.us/cis/cismaf/mf1a.htm
- https://web.archive.org/web/20170513055930/http://www.ms.gov/content/Pages/Symbols.aspx
- http://hdl.handle.net/10929/50436
- https://www.dos.ny.gov/kids_room/508/symbols2.html
- "Official State Symbols of North Carolina". North Carolina State Library. State of North Carolina. Archived from the original on 2008-02-06. Retrieved 2008-01-26.
- https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors186.html
- https://www.ri.gov/facts/factsfigures.php
- https://www.scstatehouse.gov/studentpage/coolstuff/animals.shtml
- https://www.tsl.texas.gov/ref/abouttx/symbols.html
- https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title1/chapter5/section1-510/
External links
Media related to Mollusca of the United States at Wikimedia Commons
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