Want to make a seashell collection of only pink shells? Then you must search the sand for some small shells like the Rose Petal Tellin. This one is a rosy pink both inside and out. It’s a bivalve and lives under the sand in the ocean, but the shells can be washed up on shore. Other tellin shells can have streaks of pink, but the Rose Petal (Tellin lineata) is the one that will be an all-over pink. In Florida the rose colored tellin can be found mainly on the southern beaches, but it is possible to find them farther north.
Certain scallop shells can be very pretty and you may find some that are pinkish. The Zigzag scallop (Euvola ziczac) has purplish zigzag lines over a variety of pink, purple, and peach background colors. The calico scallop is usually more of a purple, but the light red ones can pass as pink. Continue reading “Seashells That Are Pink”
