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Central and South Florida Gastropod Seashell Identification Guide: Rush Educational Shell Display

This guide should serve to teach the public how to identify local Central and South Florida gastropod seashells.

General Information

The NSU Oceanographic Campus Library was given a generous donation of several beautiful seashells from Dr. and Mrs. Joel Rush in June of 2017.  Most of them are identifiable with this guide, so please come and take a look! 

Use the gallery arrows to explore shells in the collection.

Click and drag to manipulate the 3D models of the Rush Educational Shell Display!

Shell Donation Sign
Lobatus gigas juvenile
Tonna pennata

Tonna pennata

Semicassis granulata

Semicassis granulata

Sea Urchin Tests
Spondylidae spp
Tridacna spp
Vasum muricatum

Vasum muricatum

Strombus alatus

Strombus alatus

Lobatus gigas
Sinistrofulgur perversum

Sinistrofulgur perversum

Lobatus gigas
Triplofusus giganteus

Triplofusus giganteus

Cassi flammea

Cassis flammea

Cassis madagascariensis

Cassis madagascariensis

Lobatus gigas

Lobatus gigas