| 1 | A | B | C | D |
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| 2 | List of U.S. state shells - Table |  |  |  |
| 3 | State | Shell | Image | Year designated |
| 4 | Alabama | Johnstone's junonia Scaphella junonia ssp. johnstoneae | - | 1990 |
| 5 | Connecticut | Eastern oyster Crassostrea virginica | - | 1989 |
| 6 | Florida | Horse conch Triplofusus papillosus | - | 1969 |
| 7 | Georgia | Knobbed whelk Busycon carica | - | 1987 |
| 8 | Massachusetts | Wrinkled whelk or New England Neptune Neptunea lyrata ssp. decemcostata | - | 1987 |
| 9 | Mississippi | Eastern oyster Crassostrea virginica | - | 1974 |
| 10 | New Jersey | Knobbed whelk Busycon carica | - | 1995 |
| 11 | New York | Bay scallop Argopecten irradians | - | 1988 |
| 12 | North Carolina | Scotch bonnet Semicassis granulata | - | 1965 |
| 13 | Oregon | Oregon hairy triton Fusitriton oregonensis | - | 1989 |
| 14 | Rhode Island | Northern quahog Mercenaria mercenaria | - | 1987 |
| 15 | South Carolina | Lettered olive Oliva sayana | - | 1984 |
| 16 | Texas | Lightning whelk or Prickly whelk Sinistrofulgur perversum ssp. pulleyi | Busycon perversum 01.JPG | 1989 |
| 17 | Virginia | Eastern oyster Crassostrea virginica | - | 1974 |

Question: In which states is the eastern oyster shell known as the state shell?
Answer: The eastern oyster shell is the state shell of Connecticut, Virginia and Mississippi.