The Moskalev's Limpet is a small, cream-colored shell with a conical shape. This shell is found in the Puerto Rico Trench, the deepest part of the Atlantic Ocean. Note to readers: This is Part 1 in a ...
Harry Lee has spent seven decades traveling the world collecting shells — and even found one unknown to science in his own back yard In his basement office Harry Lee, a retired Jacksonville doctor, ...
A shell collection featuring specimens gathered during Captain Cook's ill-fated third and final voyage has come to light after being rescued from a skip 40 years ago. The enormous collection was ...
Bridget Atkinson built this collection. Born in 1732, Atkinson and her sister were raised at Kirkoswald by their widowed mother, who taught them how to write and sent them to study homemaking in ...
The Junonia is a coveted shell found off the coasts of Florida. It is distinguished by its attractive brownish spots. The shell is part of the Volutidae family. Note to readers: This is Part 3 in a ...
As a young boy, Harry Lee would often visit his grandmother in South Orange, N.J. Her next-door neighbor, a retired scissors maker, was a shell collector who gave the young Lee one of his shells. "I ...
The former fisherman has been collecting shells for more than 60 years The Shire of Ashburton bought Mr Baker's collection for $200,000 It hopes the collection will be a drawcard for tourists to the ...
Recently at a wine bar in Williamsburg with friends, I spied some intrigue. A couple had just been served an oyster platter. Shortly after, the woman abruptly rose, put on her cropped faux-fur jacket, ...