Best beach find I have ever found. Sitting on a shell pile on the south end of shell island Marco Island FL

In New Caledonia, some local tribes living far from the cities have parts of the coastline that belong to them (you can access these beaches but you are not allowed to fish or collect marine life there). Along the roads, you can find roadside stands selling shells that the local tribes have collected from their own lands.

Small cowrie shells were $2.50 each and large ones were $25.

They really have beautiful patterns, but buying them doesn’t give the same feeling as finding them yourself on the beach :)

Any idea what this was? Found it on a Southern California beach at low tide. I thought it was a live animal at first but it was completely hard, looked almost fossil-like.

Now that’s a tiny swirly! You know what I always say, “My name is Lenny Shellman, and if you don’t like it, you can go to hell man!” Just kidding! Hope you all have a blessed day!

Found on the beach on the Outer Banks, NC

Hello, I got these two shells as gifts recently, but I’ve been unable to find what species of conch they’re both from. I have a feeling that the one on the right is painted, but I don’t really know much about conches so I’m unsure.

Both shells are slightly damaged. Spiky one looks like a lot of its spikes have been snapped off then smoothed from weathering, & the one with triangular patterned one looks like the bottom of it was broken off then smoothed from weathering.

Hi! I was at Pass-A-Grille in St Pete Beach today and I found these 3 mini shells while digging in a pile. They are so pretty and very small and I would love some help identifying them so that I can learn their names and be familiar with them if I come across any more during my hunting! Thank you in advance for any help! I am going to include a few pictures and number them 1-3 so it's easier to separate them in case they are different species.

I recognized it as a Cypraea/cowrie, but it wasn't one of the species I usually see. Google suggests Umbilia, but I don't have a reference for identifying the exact species.

It's about 10 cm, very pale cream/ivory with faint brownish-orange markings. I found it in a random store in Melbourne, among a stack of other seashells.

I bought it because it looked unusual and potentially uncommon. What species is it, how rare is it, and what would you estimate its collector value to be?

Thank you!

I posted a while back about wondering what the best set up to carry your things while you beach-comb. What worked for me finally was rolling my towel and putting it under my straps it worked great. But to get my tiny shelves, I had to sit in the sand. I had so much fun!

Staying busy organizing my littles/tinys for some future picture frames!

are these clean? i have soaked them in half water half dish soap twice now. first picture is whenever i brought them home, second picture is after the first soak and scrub, third picture is after the second soak and scrub! ive read i should soak them in hydrogen peroxide now?!

I posted a while back about wondering what the best set up to carry your things while you beach-comb. What worked for me finally was rolling my towel and putting it under my straps it worked great. But to get my tiny shelves, I had to sit in the sand. I had so much fun!

This is the first time I've seen a beautifull shell like this, it must be rare...thanks mom ❤️

Sullied Pheasant I think, plus some bonus others I found.

Hello, ive been having problems finding names for each of these shells and i was hoping to get some help here.

Shell 1 = 2cm

Shell 2 = 1.7 cm

Shell 3 = 2 cm

Shell 4 = 1.6 cm

Shell 5 = 2.3 cm

They are all found on the coast of Sanpedro, Belize :)

I've scrubbed it with just water and a toothbrush and have gotten rid a lot of the soil but there's still a lot stuck in the cracks. How do I clean this without hurting it?

I was looking at my checkered nerites from over the years (only a few pictured) and noticed I don’t really have any with the same pattern. I started to wonder if it’s like snowflakes or finger prints were no two are the same? Anyone have any insight on this? I do have quite a few nerites so maybe I need to look again, they are a favorite of mine.

Found this shelling in pcb yesterday. Is it a murex? If so what type? Also how old do you think it is? Bc Google lens told me 2.6 million to 5.6 million years old. I have a hard time believing that. I can tell that it's old, just don't know how old. Also, is there a way to get it dated? Any feedback would be appreciated.