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Virginia State Shell:
Oyster shells on the beach - photo © Rebecca Morgan on Flickr -
noncommercial use permitted with attribution
Oyster
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Virginia designated the oyster shell (Crassostraea virginica) as the official state shell in 1974. Virginia also recognizes a prehistoric shell (Chesapecten jeffersonius - an ancient scallop) as the state fossil.
Oyster shell photo © VanIsle on Flickr -
noncommercial use permitted with attribution / no derivative works
Oyster and sanddollar shells - photo © VanIsle on Flickr -
noncommercial use permitted with attribution / no derivative works
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