Florida Spiny Jewel Box
Arcinella cornuta
A small, thick, white bivalve covered in stubby spines, shaped like a knuckled fist.
- Typical size
- 1–1.5 in
- How often it turns up
- Common
- Collecting
- Restricted
- Handling
- Safe to handle
Florida allows no live shelling in many counties and parks. If the animal is still inside, photograph it and put it back where you found it.
How to tell it apart
- Stubby blunt spines in rows
- Thick, heavy, chalky white
- Often pink-flushed inside
Found one?
Photograph it and BeachNut will rank the likely matches, then log it to your collection.
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