Besides breaking them into the seven primary groups, we don’t follow the typical scientific classification system for the animals that live inside the shells. Instead, we break down some of the most common types of shells and their specific subsets. Shells themselves don’t have a scientific c...
Check out the basic anatomy of a sea shell on our Facts About Sea Shells page.GastropodsAuger Abalone Babylon Bonnet Conch Cone Cowrie Drupe Fig Frog Harp Helmet Land Snail Limpet Melon Melongina Mitre Moon Shells Murex Nassa Nautilus
I suppose it does happen, but in all my years of visiting east coast Florida beaches, I have never had this experience. (Florida's gulf coast is known for having many shells.) The beautiful queen, or pink, conch (pictured with a pink murex) is a threatened species. Conch meat is serv...