Shell ID | SWFLShellGuide

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SEASHELL SPECIES
OF THE TEN THOUSAND ISLANDS

Now that you've collected SHELLS on tour,

I'll help you identify them by their common names!

OLIVES & JUNONIAS

Dark Junonia found near Marco Island on shell tour with Ali

JUNONIA

SWFL Shell Guide juvenile Junonia

JUNONIA (JUVENILE)

MARCO ISLAND JUNONIA SHELL

JUNONIA

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JUNONIA

RARE ALBINO OLIVE SWFL SHELL GUIDE

OLIVE (ALBINO)

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LETTERED & GOLDEN OLIVE

Junonia shell found in 10k Islands

JUNONIA

SWFL SHELL GUIDE Membership Seasoned Sheller

JUNONIA (RARE)

Shiny Lettered Olives fresh from Marco Island

LETTERED OLIVE

SWFL Shell Guide - Golden Olive

GOLDEN OLIVE (RARE)

CONE SNAILS

Rare Shell Identification Golden banded Cone

GOLDEN BANDED CONE

SWFL Seashell Identification Alphabet Cone

ALPHABET CONE

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FLORIDA CONE

GULF COAST SHELLS IDENTIFICATION FLORIDA CONES

FLORIDA CONES

Seashell Identification Florida Cone Shell - SWFL Shell Guide

FLORIDA CONE

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GOLDEN BANDED CONE

Alphabet Cones found on Keewaydin Island

ALPHABET CONES

SWFL Seashell identification Alphabet Cone Snails

ALPHABET CONES

Seashell Identification Florida Cone SWFL Shell Guide

FLORIDA CONE

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ALPHABET CONE

SWFL Shell Guide Golden Banded Coneg

GOLDEN BANDED CONE

Shell Identify SWFL Shell Guide Florida Cones

FLORIDA CONES

MUREX

SWFL Seashell Identification Rose Murex

ROSE MUREX

SWFL SEASHELL IDENTIFICATION CABRITS MUREX

CABRIT'S MUREX

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LACE MUREX

IDENTIFY FLORIDA SHELLS APPLE MUREX

APPLE MUREX

Rose Murex found by SWFL Shell Guide

ROSE MUREX

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LACE MUREX

Rose Murex SWFL Shell Guide (1).png

ROSE MUREX

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APPLE MUREX

IDENTIFY FLORIDA SEASHELLS LACE MUREX

LACE MUREX

Lace Murex found by SWFL Shell Guide

LACE MUREX

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ROSE MUREX

Rose Murex Shelling Boat Tours Marco Island

ROSE MUREX

SWFL SEASHELL IDENTIFICATION CABRITS MUREX

CABRIT'S MUREX

Apple Murex Shells SWFL Shell Guide

APPLE MUREX

TULIPS

Seashell Identification True Tulip Juvenile SWFL Shell Guide

TRUE TULIP (MAROON)

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HORSE CONCH (ALBINO)

Juvenile Horse Conch SWFL Shell Guide

HORSE CONCH

Banded Tulip Shells found in Ten Thousand Islands

BANDED TULIPS

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TRUE TULIP (RED)

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BANDED TULIPS

SHELL IDENTIFICATION SWFL HORSE CONCH STATE SHELL

HORSE CONCH (MATURE)

Bright Red True Tulip

TRUE TULIP (RED)

Horse Conch Juvenile SWFL Shell Guide (2).png

HORSE CONCH (JUVENILE)

True Tulip - SWFL Shell Guide

TRUE TULIP (ORANGE)

Large Horse Conch SWFL Shell Guide

HORSE CONCH (MATURE)

Large 12" Horse Conch from Marco Island Shelling Tour

HORSE CONCH (12")

WHELKS

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LIGHTNING (ALBINO)

SWFL Shell Guide Lightning Whelk Shells Identify

LIGHTNING WHELKS

Pear Whelk found near Marco Island

PEAR WHELK

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CROWN CONCH (JUVENILE)

SWFL Seashell Identification CROWN CONCH

CROWN CONCH

SWFL Shell Guide Albino Lightning Whelk

LIGHTNING (ALBINO)

Lightning Whelks found on shelling boat tour

LIGHTNING WHELKS

Shell Identification SWFL Shell Guide Pear Whelk

PEAR WHELK

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CROWN CONCH

SW Florida Identify Shells Pear Whelks

PEAR WHELKS

SWFL Seashell Identification Large Lightning Whelk

LIGHTNING (MATURE)

Pear Whelk Seashell ID SWFL Shell Guide

PEAR WHELK

CONCHS

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FFC (PURPLE LIP)

Florida Fighting Conch SWFL Shell Guide.png

FFC

SHELL ID ALBINO FLORIDA FIGHTING CONCH

FFC (ALBINO)

Florida Fighting Conch Juvenile SWFL Shell Guide.png

FFC (JUVENILE)

ALBINO FIGHTING CONCH - SWFL SHELL GUIDE

FFC (ALBINO)

SWFL Shell Guide White Stripe Fighting Conch

FFC (RARE COLORATION)

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FFC (ALBINO)

Juvenile Florida Fighting Conch shells

FFC (JUVENILE)

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MILK CONCH (RARE)

NUTMEGS &
SCOTCH BONNETS

Nutmeg Shell SWFL Shell Guide Marco Island

NUTMEG (COMMON)

Rare Scotch Bonnet found on Gulf Coast shell trip

SCOTCH BONNET

Rare Albino Nutmeg Shells found by SWFL Shell Guide

NUTMEG (ALBINO)

MOONSNAILS

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SHARK EYE

SWFL Seashell identification Gaudy Natica Moonsnail

GAUDY NATICA

SWFL Seashell identification White Babys Ear

WHITE BABY EAR

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SHARK EYE

GAUDY NAUTICA - SWFL SHELL GUIDE

COLORFUL MOONSNAIL

Shark Eye Moonsnail Shells found on Keewaydin

SHARK EYES

SWFL Seashell Identification Gaudy Nautica Moonsnail

COLORFUL MOONSNAIL

SWFL SEASHELL IDENTIFICATION GAUDY NATICA COLORFUL MOONSNAIL

COLORFUL MOONSNAILS

Babys Ear SWFL Shell Guide.png

WHITE BABY'S EAR

SWFL Shells ID Gaudy Natica Moonsnail

GAUDY MAUTICAS

Shark Eye Moonsnail Marco Island Shelling Boat Tour

SHARK EYE

MINIS

Wentletrap Shell SWFL Shell Guide

WENTLETRAP

SWFL Shell Guide Wentletrap

WENTLETRAP

Shell Identify Ribbed Cantharus Gulf Coast Shelling Tour

RIBBED CANTHARUS

Shell ID Mini Atlantic Marginella

ATLANTIC MARGINELLA

Dish of Ribbed Cantharus shells from Marco Island Florida

RIBBED CANTHARUS

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TOP SNAIL

Seashell ID Tinted Cantharus Marco Island FL

TINTED CANTHARUS

BIVALVES

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SPINY JEWEL BOX

Rose Petal Tellins collected in the Ten Thousand Islands

ROSE PETAL TELLINS

SWFL SEASHELL IDENTIFICATION LEAFY JEWEL BOX

LEAFY JEWEL BOX

Angel Wing Shells collected on Shell Trip from Marco Island

ANGEL WINGS

ROSE PETAL TELLIN SWFL SHELL GUIDE

ROSE PETAL TELLIN

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OYSTER

Pink Calico Scallop from 10k Islands

CALICO SCALLOP (PINK)

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ROUGH SCALLOP (YELLOW)

Arc Clam SWFL Shell Guide

ARC CLAM

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PENNSYLVANIA LUCINE

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GREEN MUSSEL (INVASIVE)

COQUINAS SWFL SHELL GUIDE

COQUINAS

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CALICO SCALLOP (ORANGE)

Turkey Wing SWFL Shell Guide.png

TURKEY WING

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ROUGH SCALLOP (ORANGE)

SWFL Shell Guide Flat Scallop found on shell tour

FLAT SCALLOP

SPINY JEWEL BOX - SWFL SHELL GUIDE

SPINY JEWEL BOX

Vibrant colors of SWFL Calico Scallops found near Marco Island

CALICO SCALLOPS

Oyster shells found in Ten Thousand Islands

OYSTERS (FLAT)

ECHINODERMS

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SAND DOLLAR

Purple Urchins found after a storm in Ten Thousand Islands shelling trip

SEA URCHINS

SWFL Seashell Identification_ Sea Urchins

SEA URCHIN

Sand Dollar revealed on sand bar at Low Tide

SAND DOLLAR

MISC

Worm Snail Shell Identify Gulf Coast

WORM SNAIL

Seabeans Nickernuts Sea Pearls SWFL Shell Guide.png

SEA BEANS

Seashell Identify Atlantic Figsnail SWFL Shell Guide

atlantic figsnail

ID Shells SWFL Shell Guide Paper Fig

PAPER FIG

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