u/Fire_Shin

The first one is a set of fossils. A clam, a sand dollar an an unidentified shell.

The second is still in progress. Am trying to protect my scorpion spider conch.

Dunno what its called but this guy gave me the creeps.

Until I turned it over and discovered its Scooby Do side!

Hello! I've decided to break my collection down into shells that seem like they are in the same family.

This is my first try. I know I've made lot of mistakes and welcome corrections and more information! Genus and species info is greatly appreciated.

Most of these shells are from 30 years of thrift store and estate sale hunting. I've included my insane miniature poodle in all the pics for scale. He's 3"x3" of smeared lipstick and glittering eyes of doom.

OK, first batch. Are these all murexes?

Life is just too stressful right now. So I did something I almost never do. I got out all of my shells and just piled them in the dining room table like a dragon with her hoard.

Can I just say that yes, I might be slightly obsessed with beautiful shells. So what? My entire collection came from thrift stores, yard sales and a few that I found in my own.

I love shells! And I love my pile of shells! I might even try to arrange them and take better photos tomorrow. I might be too busy examining them and marveling at the shapes and colors to do photos.

If anybody cares to identify any of these beauties I would be grateful for the knowledge!