The World's Most Beautiful SeashellsPresents photographs of shells collected from around the world, chosen on the basis of their beautiful colors or forms, and includes explanatory text and captions |
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abalone Africa algae Amalda Ancilla Angaria Australia beautiful bivalves brown Caribbean Chicoreus Clam coast collected color common Conch Cone Conus Conidae coral crab Cymbiola Cypraea Cypraeidae deep water delicate Delphinula depths divers feeds feet Florida four shells gastropods Gmelin habitat harp Helicostyla Indo-Pacific Island Lamarck Latiaxis Latirus limpet Linné live animal live specimens lower left lower right Lyria Miter Mitridae mollusks Money Cowries Murex Muricidae Olive Oliva Olividae operculum orange outer lip Papua New Guinea patterns perfect specimen periostracum Philippines pink purple rare shell reefs Reeve ribs Roatan Island rocks Röding Scallop shallow water SHELLS Family shiny silty sand Slit Shell snails southern Sowerby Spider Conch spines spire Star Shell Strombus surface tangle nets Thorny Oyster three shells throughout the Indo-Pacific Tibia Today Top Shell trawled Triton Turbinidae Turrid uncommon upper left upper right usually valves variable Volute Volutidae Wentletrap western Pacific whorls yellow