Shell collectors ?

[iamrushman]

very nice shells ...thanks for posting and sharing.

 

[TMHeimer]

Some call them "rollers". Guess because they don't yet have the big lip to stop them from rolling. I've got a few of those of varying sizes, but never found one live--and most without hermit crabs as well. Maybe they roll too fast?
I found 4 Giant Tuns shore diving in Destin, FL. All were empty and maybe only 2". They do get to about 6" I think and are one of the few shells I know of found worldwide.

 

[Cr.padlo]

When I was young I would collect shells when I was on the beach, although I stopped at an early age (not many pretty ones). the only shells I own now are small ones that form a lei that I received on a trip to Fiji in high school as part of an ambassador program...even then I had a few qualms about it :/

 

[Eyegore]

On a shore dive in Hawaii, I spotted a unique shape sitting on a patch of sand (down around 60 ft. IIRC). It had a layer of stuff on it and was dull in appearance. I looked at it carefully prior to picking it up and found that it was an abandoned shell of a Hawaiian Snakehead Cowry. It cleaned up nicely.

 

[TMHeimer]

Nice. The only Pacific cowries I have are small ones found on the beach in Puerto Penasco, Sonora, Mexico. I have yet to dive in the Pacific.

 

[Nemrod]

Most of what I have collected is a few hundred million years old, plus or minus a few Geologic ages. I really do not care what busy bodies in California think of my collecting. N

 

[BlueTrin]

very nice shells ...thanks for posting and sharing.

Second that, thank you for sharing all these pictures.

 

[Eyegore]

This landed on my porch, yesterday:

 

[TMHeimer]

This landed on my porch, yesterday:
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How big is it?

 

[Eyegore]

How big is it?

26"