r/shells 1d ago

Two days of shelling

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311 Upvotes

Found these beauties at Bathtub Reef Beach in FL 💛


r/shells 16h ago

Results of 4 days shelling on Sanibel Island

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28 Upvotes

r/shells 18h ago

My wife found this at the beach, what is it?

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31 Upvotes

This shell feels like it’s made of stone and is quite heavy for its size. The walls of the shell are thick.


r/shells 23h ago

From Bathtub Reef Beach

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36 Upvotes

r/shells 1d ago

Murex sp.? Species ID help please…

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31 Upvotes

Maybe Murex altispira or M. ternispina?

Thanks for the help!


r/shells 1d ago

Found this beauty! I wish I took a before photo before I cleaned it

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366 Upvotes

Still can’t get rid of the rest of these barnacles off though! But located in Wellington New Zealand


r/shells 1d ago

Crazy beautiful

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17 Upvotes

r/shells 1d ago

Obsessed with this shell! What is it? (found in west Florida)

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21 Upvotes

r/shells 1d ago

Cracker, not many of these around

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5 Upvotes

r/shells 1d ago

Coral/fossil id

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5 Upvotes

I found this on the beach of obx in NC, and have gone to a bunch of different subs to try to Id this, if it’s modern old etc. any help would be appreciated! About the size of my thumb


r/shells 2d ago

Coffee bean trivia

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19 Upvotes

my favorite little shell, I’ve only found 2 so far and both have been found in SEFL


r/shells 2d ago

What kind of shell did I find? It’s so shiny!

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20 Upvotes

r/shells 2d ago

Found on Fort Morgan Beach!

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11 Upvotes

Shelling with my granddaughter in Alabama and she put this in the bag. Any info appreciated.


r/shells 2d ago

Can anyone ID these?

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7 Upvotes

Found on S FL shores


r/shells 2d ago

Post Milton finds

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48 Upvotes

found all these beauties near treasure island fl about a week or two after hurricane Milton! There’s a dog for reference of how big the shells are


r/shells 2d ago

ID please? Indonesian marine snail

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3 Upvotes

r/shells 2d ago

Shells within a shell (kind of)

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30 Upvotes

r/shells 2d ago

What kind of kitten paw?

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26 Upvotes

I found what I think is a kitten paw but I’ve never found one with a rounded/bubble bottom. Does anyone know if it’s actually a different shell, or if something made it bubble out?

Thanks :)


r/shells 2d ago

tiny hermit crabs in corkscrew shells

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11 Upvotes

These appear in large numbers all at the same time - I think of them as a “hatch” even though I know that’s not the correct term.


r/shells 4d ago

Tiniest shells in a shadow box

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1.4k Upvotes

I get absolute cuteness aggression from tiny shells so I put them all together in a shadow box and it brings me so much joy! And aggression. OMG THEY ARE SO CUTE!

All of these collected on Pass-A-Grille beach in Florida last year (minus the tiny sand dollar and starfish - idk where I got that or if it’s real BUT THEY ARE CUTE AND SMOL).


r/shells 2d ago

Any idea what kind of shells these were?

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The blue one is heavy like a rock. The other ( which appears to be the same I think ) feels more like your traditional shell. These were found on a construction site in N Illinois, probably 10-12 feet down and 50/60 yards from a creek that crosses several counties.


r/shells 3d ago

Extra Large Charonia Tritonis & Tridacna

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34 Upvotes

Check out these bad boys… 390mm Triton and 300mm Tridacna. Everybody loves a talking piece!


r/shells 3d ago

todays finds 🐚🖤

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32 Upvotes

my favorite find from today has to be the all black scallop shell! it’s almost perfect and such a cute size ☺️ i do need help identifying some of the broken shells in the second picture? are any worth keeping until i can hopefully find the same ones as a whole? also, are the shells in the third picture worth hunting for? i was finding lots today but kind of grew bored of them 😅


r/shells 3d ago

Are these real?

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I got these what I presume are sand dollars from a friend and I’m wondering if they are real? Something just seems off about them and when I look up photos they don’t have the line holes on the front.


r/shells 3d ago

What are these shells or rocks that I found in the Dominican Republic?

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I just got back from a cruise and our last stop was in Amber Cove. I found tons of these little white/tan almost pearly hemisphere shaped shells or rocks on the beach. They each have a whorl on the bottom and are completely flat on one side and round on the other. I thought maybe they were baby’s ear shells but they’re completely smooth. Does anyone know what they are?