Noticed one when I was paddling. When I dove down to get it, it was like being a kid in a candy shop. Even saw some live ones and finally saw a live lettered olive!
Since there is some confusion. I did not take, nor have I ever taken, a live shell. The pale white ones on the board are dead. The second picture, of a live sand dollar, was taken underwater.
I’ve been looking for a whole Common Whelk of a good size and finally found one today!
Hello!! I’m curating my shell collection, but I don’t wanna keep them inside a jar or a shell box. Can I see your shell displays for inspiration? DIY’a are also welcome!!
found on the central coast of California. pls help
More interesting finds from a pond I’m digging on my farm. Everything came from a shell/sand layer between 5’ and 12’ deep. We’re about 10 miles from the coast. I’m not a shell guy but I just think it’s amazing that these shells are so well preserved after so long.
Found a hidden spider conch, it’s covered in muck and such. What’s the best way to clean this?
What are these? I saw so many in Puerto Rico, but have never seen them before. Thank you in advance🤭
We excavated these shells while digging a pond on my farm. They were 5-12’ deep in a shell sand layer. The dirt is loaded with huge clam shells, oysters, and other shells.
I found this thing in shallow water in the ocean, near the beach on the Pacific side of Panama. It feels kinda dense and it’s a little yellowed. Can’t figure out if it’s a bone or a shell. Is it something cool?
Can't tell if this Juvinile cone is a C. omaria or C. aulicus
I picked these up at a garage sale. I believe the two on the left are hundred-eye cowrie and tiger cowrie, but I’m not sure what the two shells on the right are.
Can’t resist a scallop to save my life haha
—- a successful first trip to the outer banks!
When my daughter moved into a new house, we found shells 2-3 feet deep between the air conditioner and the house - I guess that’s where the former owners apparently put their finds.
I have spent a good chunk of the past two years, cleaning the black dirt, roots, bugs, everything else off of these shells. I usually remove the dart with a variety of brushes, then put them in a solution of bleach and water and let them sit for a few days. Just wanted to share how amazing cleaning and the mineral oil make the shells look (I did take some of the broken ones and put them in another pile so it may look a little different in the after picture, but these are the same shells.
this Princely cone is amazing to see
I hit my favorite shell shop today and picked up a few gems for my collection- there isn’t much more that brings me this level of wonder and joy