Round-Rib and Zigzag Scallops

 I am putting both the round-rib and the zigzag scallops in the same post because they both look similar. The round-rib scallop (Euvola raveneli) is in the left of the photos and it has no zigzag going through the shell like the zigzag scallop (Euvola ziczac) which is on the right of the pictures. They are hard to find and I have only found one of each. The flat shell is the upper shell and the lower shell is round, not flat.

Spiny Jewel Box Shells

Spiny jewel box shells.

 These are spiny jewel box shells, or Arcinella cornuta. they are bivalves. Bivalves are invertebrates with two shells. You can find their shells separate or together like the kitten paw shells. I have even found a fossilised one. My grandma calls them lion paw shells (to go with the kitten paws).

Fossilised spiny jewel box shell.

Big and small spiny jewel box shells.

Spiny jewel box shell connected.

Kitten Paws

A variety of kitten paws.

 These are kitten paw shells, scientifically know as Plicatula gibbosa. They are common on Florida's gulf beaches. You can find them attached to other shells, in their clam form with nothing on the inside, or you can find just one without other shells or the other side (which is how you usually find them). They are usually small but you can also find them pretty big like the one in the center of the first picture.




A small kitten paw                    And a big kitten paw.

A kitten paw with both shells attached.