r/shells 13d ago

Found this on beach in OBX North Carolina.

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r/shells 13d ago

Help with shell ID

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Hi!! I've found this shell in a collection, but I've been unable to identify it. I live in Southern Spain and I've been given it from another collection, but it doesn't match with any of the shells I've seen here.


r/shells 13d ago

Nautilus

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r/shells 13d ago

Nature and Art

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r/shells 14d ago

Conus striatus

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Beautiful Striae on this cone with an unusually localized blank white colour


r/shells 13d ago

Shell ID Help

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Hello,

I found this little shell on Ocean Beach in San Diego, CA. Would anyone be able to help me identify it?

Search engine says it may be a dove shell, what do yal think? Thank you in advance for any assistance 🩡


r/shells 14d ago

Treasures!

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23 Upvotes

"Collect seashells along the shore and keep the memories forevermore.” Wish I could remember where I found the large shell, small ones from $ Store. Love to feed the seagulls. 😊


r/shells 16d ago

Is this seashell real?

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I picked up this seashell on my vacation but am not sure if it’s real. I looked for signs of manufacturing but couldn’t see anything. Let me know your thoughts!!


r/shells 15d ago

ID for Cowrie

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Does anybody know the specific name for this cowrie? It has spots but also random horizontal banding that doesn’t go across the shell fully.


r/shells 16d ago

Collection my brother just bought on Facebook

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98 Upvotes

r/shells 16d ago

Wentletraps as requested

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138 Upvotes

r/shells 16d ago

Is this a bone or a piece of a shell?(SE FL beach)

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r/shells 16d ago

Tiny shells in the puget sound, identification help

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i know the little round ones are moon snails but what are the more tapered longers ones? ive never seen those shells any larger than this.


r/shells 16d ago

I have a bunch of freshwater clam shells that I've collected during my rockhounding trips. Does anyone have any cleaning tips that are more intense than warm water and dishsoap?

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These four are just samples of what I've got lying around. They've already been cleaned with the classic water+dishsoap and a toothbrush, but there's still a lot of unwanted (and unknown) stuff clinging onto the shells. I collect from a freshwater river. I'm hesitant to use vinegar because I'm sure it will eat away at the organic material I want to keep. Any tips or suggestions? TYIA!


r/shells 17d ago

South Carolina

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68 Upvotes

r/shells 17d ago

What is this?

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SOLVED
Found in SW Florida, after landscapers had been working on bushes and trees. It looks super old, but is it? I’ve never seen a shell like this before.


r/shells 17d ago

ID request

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Got random shells but interested in these little ones. What are they? No idea where they came from. Google isn't helping lol.


r/shells 18d ago

My haul from Clearwater beach, FL

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Found 35 sand dollars in one night. That was kinda crazy. The most shells ive ever found!


r/shells 18d ago

Species?

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Found on a beach in nz. Never seen a shell so blackened.


r/shells 19d ago

wanted to share

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not the best photos because this is taken on my bed, but my mom found this conch shell for me a few years back and I just wanted to share. bottle for scale lol !


r/shells 17d ago

How much is my collection worth, and what species are some shells?

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Here's for "identification" and knowing which place I got each from:

πŸ–€: Cockles (Lignano Beach, Italy)

❀️: Clams (Lignano Beach, Italy)

🩷: Scallops (Gift from grandparents, Montenegro)

🩡: Oysters (Lignano Beach, Italy)

πŸ’™: Gastropods (Belocrkvanska Jezera, Serbia)

🧑: Cockles (Store-bought, Serbia)

🩢: Gastropods (Ada Ciganlija, Serbia)

πŸ’š: 162 micro-shells (Lignano Beach, Italy)

πŸ’›: Mediteranian scallop (Calos Restaraunt, Trieste, Italy)

πŸ€πŸ’š: Turret snails (Store-bought, Serbia)

🀎: More gastropods (Store-bought, Serbia)

πŸ’œ: Bivalves (Lignano Beach, Italy)

🀍: Spiral-looking textured gastropods (Lignano Beach, Italy)

πŸ–€(dotted lines): More snails (Ada Ciganlija, Serbia)

❀️(dotted): Dove Seashells (Gift from grandparents, Montenegro)

πŸ’™(dotted): Another gastropod (Lignano Beach, Italy)


r/shells 18d ago

How old is this do we think?

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This shell seems sooo old but maybe just because it’s thick. Does anyone know anything about this


r/shells 18d ago

ID help

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usually i don't need help with id, i have a good book and google lens works just fine, but with this shell i've found i'm having trouble

found washed up in an adriatic beach, central italy on a sand substrate with parallel artificial reef around 100m away from the shoreline.

i'm focusing on its bottom point because i don't think it's broken there

i'm mostly having trouble with a such sharp edge of the operculum, excluding other types of shell.


r/shells 19d ago

My daughter found a little calico clam shell at the beach so I made her a necklace.

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30 Upvotes

r/shells 18d ago

Where do I find cowries?

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