List of U.S. state shells
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List of U.S. state shells

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State	Shell	Image	Year designated

Alabama	Johnstone's junonia Scaphella junonia ssp. johnstoneae	-	1990

Connecticut	Eastern oyster Crassostrea virginica	-	1989

Florida	Horse conch Triplofusus papillosus	-	1969

Georgia	Knobbed whelk Busycon carica	-	1987

Massachusetts	Wrinkled whelk or New England Neptune Neptunea lyrata ssp. 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

Oregon	Oregon hairy triton Fusitriton oregonensis	-	1989

Rhode Island	Northern quahog Mercenaria mercenaria	-	1987

South Carolina	Lettered olive Oliva sayana	-	1984

Texas	Lightning whelk or Prickly whelk Sinistrofulgur perversum ssp. pulleyi	Busycon perversum 01.JPG	1989

Virginia	Eastern oyster Crassostrea virginica	-	1974

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The U.S. state of Florida was the state seashell in 1969.

final_sentence: The U.S. state of Florida was the state seashell in 1969.