List of U.S. state shells

This is a list of official state shells for States of the USA that have chosen one as part of their state insignia.^[1]

These are seashells. They are the shells of various marine mollusks, gastropod and bivalves. They represent a maritime state.

State	Shell	Image	Year designated
Alabama	Johnstone's Junonia Scaphella junonia subspecies johnstoneae		1990[2]
Connecticut	Eastern Oyster Crassostrea virginica		1989
Florida	Horse Conch Pleuroploca gigantea		1969
Georgia	Knobbed Whelk Busycon carica		1987
Massachusetts	Wrinkled Whelk Neptunea lyrata decemcostata		1987
Mississippi	Eastern Oyster	Crassostrea virginica	1974
New Jersey	Knobbed Whelk Busycon carica		1995
New York	Bay Scallop Argopecten irradians		1988
North Carolina	Scotch bonnet Semicassis granulata		1965[3]
Oregon	Oregon Hairy Triton Fusitriton oregonensis		1989
Rhode Island	Northern Quahog Mercenaria mercenaria		1987
South Carolina	Lettered Olive Oliva sayana		1984
Texas	Lightning Whelk Busycon perversum subspecies pulleyi		1987
Virginia	Eastern Oyster Crassostrea virginica		1974