- Macrocypraea cervus (Linnaeus, 1771) Atlantic Deer Cowrie
- Macrocypraea cervus (Linnaeus, 1771) Atlantic Deer Cowrie
- Scaphella junonia
- Scaphella junonia
- Alphabet Cone
Conus spurius Generally found on sandy bottoms. Also called Chinese alphabet cone. Up to 3.5" - King's Crown
Melongena corona Usually found among the mangroves and oyster beds. Up to 4" in size. Tends to be more of a bay shell because of its habitat. This is not usually a shell to be found along the beach unless you are near a pass of other area where oyster bars and mangroves are near. Color form and spine structure can vary greatly from one area to the next. - King's Crown
Melongena corona Usually found among the mangroves and oyster beds. Up to 4" in size. Tends to be more of a bay shell because of its habitat. This is not usually a shell to be found along the beach unless you are near a pass of other area where oyster bars and mangroves are near. Color form and spine structure can vary greatly from one area to the next. - Shark Eye or Moon snail
Polinices duplicatus Found along sand bottoms. Generally easy to find. Up to 2" - Lettered Olive
Oliva sayana Commonly found along the West Coast Florida. If found live or fresh dead the shell can have a great shiny luster. This often fades as the shell is beat up by the surf coming to shore. Up to 3" - Fighting Conch
Fasciolaria hunteria Common in shallow grassy bays. Harder to find along the beach as it likes the grass flats that are in the bay. Up to 3" - Fighting Conch
Fasciolaria hunteria Common in shallow grassy bays. Harder to find along the beach as it likes the grass flats that are in the bay. Up to 3" - Sozon's Cone
Conus delessertii found in deeper waters, varies in shade Up to 3" - Lace Murex
Chicoreus dilectus Can be found ranging in color from Black to brown to orange to white. Along the beaches. Up to 2.5" - Lace Murex
Chicoreus dilectus Can be found ranging in color from Black to brown to orange to white. Along the beaches. Up to 2.5" - Lightning Whelk
Busycon contrarium One of the few left handed seashells. Up to 15" - Lightning Whelk "Rare Albino"
Busycon contrarium One of the few left handed seashells. Up to 15"
Shells from Florida's Gulf of Mexico
Most of these shells where collected over the years on Siesta Key's
Point of Rocks while snorkeling.
Deer Cowries are rather rare, Lace Murex, and very rare Scaphella
junonia!
Comments and faves
sapphire_pdx, Two Sexy SeaChels, vfdrew2, baineskatie, and 19 other people added this photo to their favorites.
tanetahi (25 months ago | reply)
All beautiful and good to know they are local and personally collected.
Tropic~7 (25 months ago | reply)
Having grown up on Siesta Key, I was always in the water!
All collected with no animals inside, but found before the hit the surf.
callenstewart (25 months ago | reply)
WOW. Quite the collection!
Tropic~7 (25 months ago | reply)
Thanks Chris, a friend of mine inspired me to share them on flicker!
Cebu-Man (25 months ago | reply)
Thats right....nice to see your collection. Thanks.
jennyw47 (25 months ago | reply)
love your collection...I have all these ones too and am shell mad.
lisadav@ymail.com (23 months ago | reply)
Does anyone know what the name of the large spotted one is in the upper right corner?
callenstewart (23 months ago | reply)
Tropic~7 (23 months ago | reply)
LisaDav, I've gone in and added notes to each of the shells I could name.
Hope this helps!
Lutan :h (16 months ago | reply)
good mix
Serena Rebechi (9 months ago | reply)
composizione ben fatta e bello anche lo sfondo
trippyglitters (9 months ago | reply)
Lovely collection of seashells :)
shadowshador (8 months ago | reply)
Nice shot.
Roger Cummiskey (7 months ago | reply)
attractive selection.