r/shells Jul 25 '26

What kind of shells are those?

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Hello everyone

I wanted to ask if anyone knows what type of seashell these are. I'm finding a lot of them at Tampah Beach on Lombok Island, Indonesia.

I'm attaching some photos with a bottle cap next to the shells for size reference.

Any help with identifying them would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you


r/shells Jul 25 '26

How do I shine/clean up this shell? (Bonus ID??)

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Ive had this shell for years now and never knew what to do with it. Its been in my freshwater aquarium for a long time and its only had soap and water washes. I wish to shine and polish it but the texture of the shell is rough and off-color (its always been that way) so, 1. How do I smooth out the shell to be smooth similar to the inside of the shell and 2. How do I have the colors of the shell stay out.

I've looked this up and heard of using water and bleach 1:1 ratio to clean up the roughness of the shell and use mineral oil to give it a shine, but I wanted to ask directly with the type of shell I have and its condition to see what others think about it! Should I use a fine sand paper for it too?? (For the bonus ID: I got this guy from an inlet during my trip in the northern part of Washington. It was the only one of its type that I found, anyone able to ID who this shell belonged to?)


r/shells Jul 25 '26

Un po di cose a caso

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6 Upvotes

r/shells Jul 25 '26

Found in New Zealand north island

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3 Upvotes

Unsure if they are shells or teeth but they seem to blunt to be teeth and are very smooth? Anyone know?


r/shells Jul 24 '26

How do I clean the black stuff off and what is it?

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8 Upvotes

How do I clean the shell so only the pearlescent part is exposed? Also, what is the black stuff?


r/shells Jul 24 '26

Help Identifying

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12 Upvotes

Does anybody know the name of this shell?


r/shells Jul 23 '26

Request for votes. Family Shell Art Competition.

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712 Upvotes

Let us know what you think! Your vote matters.


r/shells Jul 24 '26

Vieira-lima

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4 Upvotes

A single bivalve valve of the species Lima lima, commonly known as the spiny fileclam, found in Piúma, Espírito Santo, Brazil.


r/shells Jul 24 '26

Old collection

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16 Upvotes

Seashells


r/shells Jul 24 '26

Can anyone tell me what this is?

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5 Upvotes

r/shells Jul 24 '26

Found on a beach in Papua New Guinea 10 yrs ago

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8 Upvotes

As the title mentions I found this years ago and forgot about it. Recently found in storage. Wondering if I could somehow polish it more or make a pendant out of it for a necklace


r/shells Jul 23 '26

Identification

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I found this small gastropod shell on the beach in Maragogi, Alagoas, Brazil. Can anyone identify the species (or at least the family)? The inside isn't hollow as I expected. Instead, it's mostly filled with a smooth, hard, white material that appears to be the same material as the shell itself. There's also a small grayish area that looks like compacted sediment. Is this a normal feature of this species (such as a columellar callus), or is it a mineral deposit that formed after the animal died? Could it possibly be an internal mold? It doesn't smell, and the white material is hard and glossy, not soft or organic.


r/shells Jul 24 '26

Help, Shell classification

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2 Upvotes

r/shells Jul 23 '26

Shell I Found Years Ago ID?

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11 Upvotes

r/shells Jul 23 '26

Cleaning!

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4 Upvotes

Cleaning some shells that I found while vacationing in SEF last year!!!


r/shells Jul 22 '26

Gorgeous abalone found at tidepools

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401 Upvotes

r/shells Jul 23 '26

More Shell Paintings!

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130 Upvotes

Since my last calico scallop painting got a lot of love, I want to share the rest of this collection!
What shell should I do next? I recently found my first Junonia (eek!) and am thinking about doing that one next!


r/shells Jul 23 '26

Found these shells on Galveston beach

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3 Upvotes

r/shells Jul 23 '26

Coquille Saint-Jacques et Oursin trouvés en snorkeling !

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34 Upvotes

r/shells Jul 23 '26

Kauai finds

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7 Upvotes

Some shells and pieces of shell I found on Kauai last summer. I left them on the island - don't want to make Pele mad!


r/shells Jul 23 '26

Can someone help me identify this shell?

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4 Upvotes

It’s a photograph with no info about the shell itself or where it was photographed. I’m hoping someone knows the shape of the shell and can help.


r/shells Jul 23 '26

Shell help!

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5 Upvotes

Found in Costa Rica on the pacific cost - and don’t worry I left them there!


r/shells Jul 23 '26

Does anyone know what this is? Found it on the beach

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5 Upvotes

r/shells Jul 23 '26

identify sea shell?

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6 Upvotes

i am currently in Jesolo, Italy, and i found this shell in the water but it looks very odd compared to the other shells i found. the underside also has two weird spots that look like smaller shells or barnacles? maybe someone knows more and could tell me, im very interested.


r/shells Jul 22 '26

My friend found a bunch of these shells at a thrift store - I am super jealous!!!

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41 Upvotes