Florida marine life blog and custom stationery store
One of the first “seashells” I wrote about on this blog was the starfish. However, it is not a seashell but echinoderm and is related to the sea urchin, sea cucumber and sand dollar. In other words, they don’t have a hard shell. If you find dried starfish, they can break easily. Where I live […]
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The Junonia seashell is unmistakable with its spotted coloring. If you should find one, you will have yourself a rare shell. Florida’s west coast is the place to beach-comb if you want a junonia shell for your collection. Sanibel Island beaches occasionally have them wash up. Even a shell that is not in the best […]
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The horse conch (scientific name: Pleuroploca gigantea) is the state shell of Florida. It can be very large – up to 2 feet long! My photo above shows two empty shells that we found while boating on the river. Read more about finding that 17 inch, huge horse conch shell. Please feel free to download and […]
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The seashell matching worksheet has twelve sea life images with a list of names in the center. Print it out as a worksheet for students or kids who are curious about sea life.
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Help yourself to this worm shell coloring page. (Use freely except to sell). I’ve included outlines of four West Indian worm shells that are usually found along the southeastern coast of Florida and in the West Indies in shallow water. They are sometimes found clumped together washed up on the beaches.They are not “worms” and […]
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