What is a mollusk? -- What is a shell? -- Shell collecting -- Shell identification key -- The shells -- Chitons -- Bivalves -- Schaphopods -- Gastropods -- Cephalopods ...

From kids walking on the beach to major museums, the amazing diversity of conch shells have captivated the eyes of collectors. And with more than 50,000 estimated living species bearing a shell, ...

At the beach, take only pictures, leave only footprints and sandcastles. The mollusks have enough problems already. Sunrise falls on a lightning whelk on the beach at Sanibel Island in southwestern ...

During a day at the beach, it’s common to see people walking up and down the shore collecting seashells. As a paleontologist and marine ecologist, we look at shells a bit differently than the average ...