List of U.S. state shells
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This is a list of official state shells for those
state insignia.[1] In 1965, North Carolina was the first state to designate an official state shell, the Scotch bonnet
. Since then, 14 other states have designated an official state shell.
These are
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 | ssp. johnstoneae |
 |
1990[2] |
| Connecticut | Crassostrea virginica |
 |
1989 |
| Delaware |  |
2014[3] | |
| Florida | Triplofusus papillosus |
 |
1969[4] |
| Georgia | Busycon carica |
 |
1987[5] |
| Massachusetts | ssp. decemcostata |  |
1987[6] |
| Mississippi | Crassostrea virginica |
|
1974[7] |
| New Jersey | Busycon carica ssp. gmelin |
|
1995[8] |
| New York |  |
1988[9] | |
| North Carolina | Semicassis granulata |
 |
1965[10] |
| Oregon | Oregon hairy triton Fusitriton oregonensis |
 |
1989[11] |
| Rhode Island | Mercenaria mercenaria |
 |
1987[12] |
| South Carolina | Oliva sayana |
 |
1984[13] |
| Texas | ssp. pulleyi |
 |
1987[14] |
| Virginia | Crassostrea virginica |
|
1974[15] |
See also
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.
- ^ "Chapter - Delaware General Assembly".
- ^ "State Shell - Florida Department of State".
- ^ "Government & Politics".
- ^ https://www.sec.state.ma.us/cis/cismaf/mf1a.htm
- ^ "State Symbols". www.ms.gov. Archived from the original on 13 May 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- hdl:10929/50436.
- ^ "NYS Kids Room - State Symbols". www.dos.ny.gov. Archived from the original on 2012-02-07.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Chapter 186".
- ^ "RIGOV".
- ^ "South Carolina State House | South Carolina State Symbols".
- ^ "Texas State Symbols - Texas State Library and Archives Commission | TSLAC".
- ^ "§ 1-510. Official emblems and designations".
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