Souvenir Horse Conch Seashell
After the mollusk died, this large seashell was left to be buried under the sand, until a friend stepped on it and dug it up.
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Conch shells are gastropods, or shells in one piece.
Little Shell Cut in Half Among A Million Others
Found a little shell which looked cut in half and added it to my collection. It was among the millions of shells piled along an island beach. I haven’t been boating, fishing or beach-combing for a while. Sometimes life gets in the way of those things. Also, it’s been cool here in Florida – which […]
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About The Florida Horse Conch Mollusk and Seashell
The horse conch is the Florida state shell. It is one of the largest shells to be found around the coastline and is the largest snail in North America. The horse conch is one of the spindle shells – family Fasciolariidae. They are thick and elongated. It looks like someone stretched the shell from both […]
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The Beautiful Florida Fighting Conch
Found a Big Living Horse Conch, Exciting!
While out on the boat just the other day we were fishing the backwaters north of Mosquito Lagoon. It was low tide and my son wanted to fish in Oyster Bay because the oyster mounds would be easy to see and navigate. As we entered the bay area a large area of very shallow water […]
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Shell Inside a Shell, Could it Be a Baby Horse?
Recently I decided to clean up my seashells. Honestly, I’ve never made a big production out of cleaning my seashells – just rinsed them well in fresh water and let them dry. I have collected a few good ones while out on the Gheenoe and the few times I’ve been over to the beach. Finally […]
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