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...
Murex Bob Halstead / Lonely Planet Images / Getty Images Murex are snails that have elaborate shells with spines and spires. They are found in warmer waters (in the U.S., in the southeast Atlantic), and are carnivores who prey uponbivalves. 04 of 11 Whelks Paul Kay / Oxford Scientific ...
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...