Note to readers: This is Part 1 in a five-part series. The News-Press and Naples Daily News recently met with Jose H. Leal at the Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum & Aquarium on Sanibel. Leal is ...

Outer Banks beaches are beloved by seashell hunters for the numbers of shells to be found and the variety. Weird stuff is also known to wash up along the popular North Carolina vacation destination ...

The snail’s shell diameter averages about 22 to 30 millimeters (.87 to 1.18 inches). Each snail’s shell has a unique combination of stripes and colors, so no two are exactly alike. These snails eat ...

Fossil shell of Pithocerithium rubiginosum (height is 1.5 cm) from the Miocene sediments of Nexing in Austria (left) and isolated reddish polyene pigments on calcium fluoride disc (diameter of disc is ...

Hermit crabs prefer to occupy darker-coloured seashells, especially if they are living in a dark and gloomy environment. These tiny crabs often swap shells as they try to find their ideal home.

A uniquely colored Florida Fighting Conch was found Aug. 21 on a Shackleford Banks beach in North Carolina. It was all white. NPS photo/Steve Maier Outer Banks beaches are beloved by seashell hunters ...