Record #:

20175

Author(s):

McGabe, Kevin G.

Abstract:

Although a small, unsuspecting creature, the Scotch Bonnet is an aggressive snail-like creature that lives off the North Carolina coast in depths up to 300 feet. Although a particularly rare shell to come across, the Scotch Bonnet was made the state's official seashell in 1965, prompting North Carolina to become the first state to adopt a seashell as its state symbol.

Source:

Carolina Country (NoCar HD 9688 N8 C38x), Vol. 45 Issue 7, Jul 2013, p20, f

Subject(s):

Scotch Bonnet (Seashell); State seashell--North Carolina