Identifying Seashells?

Question

My daughter and I just got a large box of assorted seashells at a yard sale. We would like to know the correct names. We have a few books and have found a few of the shells in them but there are many more. They are not local shells. Is there anyplace online where we might get some help? I know there must be thousands of different kinds of seashells and no site will picture them all, but any help will be appreciated.

Answer 1

Yes! An excellent website for those interested in seashells is:

http://www.seashell-collector.com/

One of the features on this site is a Shell Identification Forum. Just go to the website, click on "forums" (this page is sometimes a little slow loading) and you will see the Shell Identification Forum. There you can post a picture of any seashell or group of seashells and they will be identified by knowledgeable people. You can also post a description of a shell without a picture but of course the chances of a correct ID are much better with a picture.

Here are a couple of other websites that also have a lot of good information:

http://www.conchologistsofamerica.org/home/

http://www.manandmollusc.net/

Answer 2

Here are some links that I hope will be helpful-
http://www.seashell-collector.com/beginners/family_id.htm
http://www.sanibelflorida.com/seashells/seashellidentificationguide.htm
http://www.seashellworld.com/
http://www.topseashells.com/seashells/identify/

Answer 3

http://www.seashells.org/identification.htm

That site might help...looks like a decent one.

Answer 4

you can visit and search more in google