Tag Archives: seashell identification

Seashell Identification Charts For Florida Shellers

Posted on 04/22/2013 by

I visit the “i love shelling” blog from time to time to see what vacationers to Sanibel Island, and the writer herself, have been finding along the Gulf Coast beach. My latest visit turned up a new product. It’s a … Continue reading →

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Identifying Your Seashells, Where to Start?

Posted on 06/25/2012 by

You’ve just returned home from a vacation at the beach and each day you added to your collection of treasures amassed from walks along the shore. As you clean the shells and carefully add them to a glass bowl, you … Continue reading →

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Seashell Identification – Is This a Wentletrap?

Posted on 02/02/2011 by

I have a long, spiral shell with golden brown markings that I found along the Florida coastline. I’m not sure if it was found on the Gulf coast or on the beaches south of Daytona. I honestly don’t remember where … Continue reading →

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The Frog Shell

Posted on 09/12/2010 by

The frog shell is not extremely pretty as it tends to be covered in “limy deposits”.  The St. Thomas Frog Shell (Bursa thomae) got it’s name because it was first discovered in St. Thomas in the Virgin Islands. It’s a … Continue reading →

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Seashell Identification – Common Atlantic Shells

Posted on 01/05/2010 by

We always called this long thin shell (pictured on top of two *Pen Shells) a “fingernail”. The correct name for it is a Jackknife Clam. I believe this one might be the “Minor Jackknife Clam” since it was found in … Continue reading →

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