Ocean Facts
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Common name: Texas Lightning Whelk
Scientific name: Sinistrofulgur pulleyi
Family: Busyconidae
Found in: South Carolina
Fun fact: this is a sea snail that is predatory and carnivorous, eats mostly bivalves
More info: The Lightning Whelk has a distinctive shell that is left-handed (sinistral), unlike most other whelks which are right-handed (dextral). can live for 10-15 years.
Common name: Cannonball Jelly
Scientific name: Stomolophus meleagris
Family: Stomolophidae (cannonball jellies)
Found in: South Carolina
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Common name: Shark Eye
Scientific name: Neverita duplicata
Family: Naticidae (moon snails)
Found in: South Carolina
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Common name: Stiff Pen Shell
Scientific name: Atrina rigida
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Common name: Sunray Venus Clam
Scientific name: Marcocallista nimbosa
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Common name: Florida Fighting conch
Scientific name: Strombus alatus
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Common name: Broad-leaved Gulfweed
Scientific name: Sargassum fluitans
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Found in: Florida
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Common name: Giant Atlantic Cockle
Scientific name: Dinocardium robustum
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Found in: Florida
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Common name: Mayan Cichlid
Scientific name: Mayaheros urophthalmus
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Found in: Mexico
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