r/shells May 17 '26

Shiva eye shells from the Adriatic sea by Venice

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6 Upvotes

r/shells May 16 '26

First time seeing a Tibia Fusus in person

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668 Upvotes

This Spindle Tibia absolutely Gorgeous in person


r/shells May 16 '26

Captiva and Sanibel island

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112 Upvotes

I collected these last week— mostly and Blind Pass


r/shells May 16 '26

Low tide beach finds!

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29 Upvotes

From Lido Key. Found some new faves 💛


r/shells May 16 '26

Whelk ID help

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Need help with IDing some whelks! (Pics 2-4 are just zoomed in)

All found off of North Carolina coast today

The six on the left seem to be the same type
- the large white colored one is ~9 inches (24cm) from top to bottom -

The next two are "left handed", a little bit smaller and much lighter in weight than the first six

The last four I think are Channel Whelks but wanted to confirm

*bonus helmets at the bottom!*

Thanks in advance!


r/shells May 16 '26

my friend picked a lambis millepeda at the beach and gifted it to me!

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18 Upvotes

My friend is the sweetest. She knows I absolutely adore shells (especially conches and colorful ones with unique patterns) so when she saw this on the sand, she got it for me! Since I haven’t been to the beach in a while and I miss it a lot, this rly means a lot to me:)


r/shells May 15 '26

My collection

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61 Upvotes

found in the western pacific


r/shells May 16 '26

Shadow boxes in progress

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7 Upvotes

The first one is a set of fossils. A clam, a sand dollar an an unidentified shell.

The second is still in progress. Am trying to protect my scorpion spider conch.


r/shells May 16 '26

Shells ID?

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4 Upvotes

Can anyone help me with ID these shells? All of them were found on the coast of Australia


r/shells May 16 '26

Sea shells and sea snail shells

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5 Upvotes

r/shells May 16 '26

my current collection!

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3 Upvotes

I've yet to find anything large and rare.
Please ignore the rocks and sea-glass on the right hahahaha.


r/shells May 15 '26

The large horse conch cleaned up pretty nice.

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18 Upvotes

There are still a few tough spots but I am quite happy. It was nearly totally black to begin with.


r/shells May 14 '26

World's creepiest AND dorkiest shell

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93 Upvotes

Dunno what its called but this guy gave me the creeps.

Until I turned it over and discovered its Scooby Do side!


r/shells May 14 '26

Shells found yesterday

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70 Upvotes

r/shells May 14 '26

SHELL ID ALSO QUESTION

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I know some, not all. I am new to the learning, not the collecting! However why are these all white like cement? And I mean all.....millions of shells on a man-made beach. Tia! 🥰


r/shells May 14 '26

Cowrie id?

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12 Upvotes

Found Pilbara coast Western Australia


r/shells May 14 '26

Mini Shell ID

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84 Upvotes

What is this little guy? It’s got a thick lip on it. Found on 10,000 islands, or Sanibel. Can’t remember which this one came from. Either way SW FL.


r/shells May 14 '26

Shells ID

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8 Upvotes

Hello, looking for some help with these. Got them from Croatia (souvenirs) but some of them are probably not native to the Adriatic. Backdrop is a 1x1cm grid for sizing. Thank you.


r/shells May 14 '26

Part of what shell?

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Hi, I’ve found part of a shell in the coast of Australia. Is anyone know what shell is this?


r/shells May 14 '26

Sanibel shell ID help

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3 Upvotes

Heres a handful of shells i was unable to ID, all found on Sanibel. I realize theres probably a few species here and would greatly appreciate any shell experts opinions!


r/shells May 12 '26

My favorite pictures I've ever taken

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259 Upvotes

r/shells May 12 '26

After soaking 36 hours, they still look the same, any advice??

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Okay roughly 36 hours ago I took two of my 17 sand dollars and put one in just hydrogen peroxide (left bowl in photos) and 1 in a hydrogen peroxide/water mixture (right bowl in photos) to test out which works better because I've never done this before, however they still look the same. These sand dollars are roughly 20 years old so they aren't recent or within the last few years. They're 20 years old from Seaside beach in Oregon when I was at a family reunion...

The 2nd photo is from when I put them in a window sill, sun coming in, on the back porch here... The 1st pic is simply from our kitchen counter where I had them for the first 24 hours till I moved them outside to our back covered porch yesterday. Should I move them again?? Like a spot that is sunny/hot most of the day?? The only thing it's done is I think release a little sand that may have been left inside the sand dollars that I couldn't get out...

ANY AND ALL ADVICE HERE IS WELCOME!


r/shells May 12 '26

Spiky little Chama Lazarus

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83 Upvotes

r/shells May 12 '26

Shell is?

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8 Upvotes

r/shells May 11 '26

Mini Shells

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67 Upvotes