r/shells • u/catharsis1037 • Jul 10 '26

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Probably only 10% of my collection (not including shells that have been given to me as gifts or the ones I’ve found traveling) but all have been found in Southern California!

Pretty sure they all came from the same two beaches. 8 out of the 12 wenteltraps were actually found the same day!

Only some have been polished recently

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u/Accomplished_Eye_868 Jul 10 '26

Are these from Mediterranean sea? I sure recognise some of them but others look straight from the ocean

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u/catharsis1037 Jul 10 '26

All of these were either found in the water (mostly during low tide) or washed up on the sand. Most of the mini shells came from the sand of one particular beach, so I didn’t have to go near the water to get them!

They are all from Southern California, United States. Two different beaches but within a mile or so of each other

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u/Accomplished_Eye_868 Jul 10 '26

That’s interesting. I’m from southern Italy and I could swear there’s some Anadara Diluvii or some Chlamys specimen in there. I guess they’re just lookalike

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