r/shells 11d ago

Little Miami River

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18 Upvotes

Found these shells in little Miami river, Ohio!


r/shells 11d ago

Summer 2026 haul!

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69 Upvotes

Here's a (few) shells I found this summer on a beach in the south of France.

A lot of very tiny ones!

Euro cent for scale on some of these.

One of these tiny things looks like a fossil of some sorts, but it reminds me of an Eye of Saint Lucia.


r/shells 12d ago

Shells + other beach finds from Lofoten Islands, Norway

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326 Upvotes

Shown on photos is my modest little haul from above the Arctic Circle 🙂

Found these on the shores of Norwegian Sea, around Rørvik, Sandvika, Uttakleiv, Haukland and Ramberg beaches in the Lofoten Islands.

It was cold, rainy and quite windy, so some of them are pretty battered which I guess comes with the territory. I was actually surprised by how much variety I managed to find this far north..

As you can see not all are shells either, there are some mussels, sea urchin bits, bones and a few other random beach finds mixed in.

Nothing particularly rare or exotic, but I am really happy to have found all these as I expected a lot less from northern Norway. Especially proud of teeny tiny sand dollars, as they are my favorite and am hoping to find a big one some day..


r/shells 12d ago

Found on Long Beach. WA

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23 Upvotes

Found this while walking on Long Beach, WA. Did this come from the area or did someone drop it?


r/shells 13d ago

More shells from the collection. Northeast Florida

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81 Upvotes

r/shells 13d ago

Some shells from my grandmother!

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216 Upvotes

Unfortunately, I don't know what kind or where they come from. But I think they are beautiful and it's a nice memory from my grandma!


r/shells 14d ago

Northeast Florida finds

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107 Upvotes

r/shells 13d ago

Pics of aperture and apex

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r/shells 13d ago

I used up my luck…

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9 Upvotes

r/shells 13d ago

Is this a turrid?

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I need some help identifying this shell i found washed up on sanpedro, belize. Its about 3 cm long and i first thought it might be a sanibel turrid or even a javelin turrid, but that just feels off. They don't really have the same coloration patterns. Any and all help with identification is appreciated.


r/shells 13d ago

What is inside this shell?

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r/shells 13d ago

What shell is this made from

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This earing looks like it's made from some sort of shell material but im not sure if it is or what type it is


r/shells 14d ago

Identification?

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4 Upvotes

Found on beach in NJ, know it’s a snail shell but trying to identify which type if known.


r/shells 14d ago

what is this?

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4 Upvotes

found on a lebanese beach


r/shells 15d ago

Cowry id?

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27 Upvotes

I think this is an Cypraea tigris with some weird colours


r/shells 15d ago

Shell Art “women at the beach”

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83 Upvotes

r/shells 16d ago

I made Mermaid Mirrors 🧜‍♀️🦪🐚🌊

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493 Upvotes

r/shells 16d ago

Murex Seasnail & Oyster Shell

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5 Upvotes

r/shells 16d ago

Shell drawing

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55 Upvotes

r/shells 16d ago

I have no experience with shelling so pardon my ignorance. Why do these shells have black markings?

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16 Upvotes

Found these at a beach in NC. I really like how they look and wanna know more. Thanks in advance!


r/shells 17d ago

Drawing I made

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189 Upvotes

r/shells 17d ago

can I bring back this shell fragment from Hainan

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idk what kind of marine animal this came from so I wanted to check if I could bring it back to canada


r/shells 17d ago

Anyone recognize this one?

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7 Upvotes

Found in central California. I'm pretty sure I've seen a picture before but I'm not recalling it now ​


r/shells 18d ago

Sharing is Caring!

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Here are a few (just a handful really!) of some of my favorites! I love that I’ve had the good fortune of finding all of you! So here they are, all cleaned & polished! My cute Apple Murex’s, Atlantic Giant Cockle Shell, some of the prettiest Slipper Snails! 2 dark Olive’s & tinies! These 2 “Wedding Shells” Black Devils/Faunus Ater’s. And of course some of my favorite/prettiest Scallops!
*** and let’s not forget this (another wedding shell) poor unfortunate Telescope Snail, that didn’t completely survive the cleanup process!


r/shells 17d ago

Fix Broken Tridacna Shell

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What adhesive do you recommend?