October 21, 2019
Top 10 Sanibel Sea Shells
By Jennifer Lonoff Schiff
How many of these top Sanibel seashells have you found?
1. Junonia
2. Scotch bonnet
3. Lion’s paw
4. Alphabet cone
5. Wentletrap
6. King’s crown conch
7. Gaudy nautica
8. Lace murex
9. Giant horse conch
10. Worm shell
Learn about how Jennifer got started on her shell collecting journey in "Confessions of a Shellaholic."
This article appeared in the Beachcombing Magazine November/December 2019 issue.
Jennifer is the author of the Sanibel Island Mystery Series.
More about seashells
- Bubble Shells
- The Chambered Nautilus
- Conchylomania
- Egg-citing Finds: Whelk Egg Casings
- Hidden Beauty: Quahog Shells
- How to Identify Live Sand Dollars
- Identifying Florida Seashells
- Is That Scallop Shell Broken?
- The Red Abalone
- Shark Eyes: The Cannibalistic Mollusk
- Wampum
- The World’s Most Expensive Seashell
No live shelling: Be sure shells are empty and sand dollars, sea stars, and sea urchins are no longer alive before you bring them home.
