The books we found helpful are listed first, then some shell-related links. You can jump straight to the links by clicking here.

*Books marked with an asterisk are
   especially good for young people

Shell Books

Abbott, R. Tucker, and Percy A. Morris.
      A Field Guide to Shells: Atlantic
      and Gulf Coasts and the West
      Indies. Boston, MA: Hougton
      Mifflin Company, 1995.

*Abbott, R. Tucker. Collectible Florida
      Shells. St. Petersburg, FL:
      American Malacologists, Inc.,
      1984.

Abbott, R. Tucker. Kingdom of the
      Seashell. New York, NY: Crown
      Publishers, Inc., 1975.

Abbott, R. Tucker. Seashells of the
      Northern Hemisphere. New York,
      NY: W.H. Smith Publishers, Inc.,
      1991.

*Abbott, R. Tucker. Seashells of the
      World: A Guide to the Better
      Known Species. New York, NY:
      Golden Books Publishing
      Company, Inc., 1985.

*Arthur, Alex. Eyewitness Books:
      Shell. New York, NY: Alfred A.
      Knopf, Inc., 1989.

*Clayton, J. M. All Color Book of
      Shells. Secaucus, NJ: Chartwell
      Books, Inc., 1989.

*Dance, Peter S. Eyewitness Hand-
      books: Shells. New York, NY: DK
      Publishing, Inc., 1992.

Rehder, Harald A. National Audubon
      Society Field Guide to North
      American Seashells. New York, NY:
      Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., 1981.

*Romashko, Sandra. The Shell Book.
      Miami, FL: Windward Publishing,
      Inc. 1992.

Sabelli, Bruno. Simon and Schuster's
      Guide to Shells. New York, NY:
      Simon and Schuster, 1979.

Stix, Hugh and Marguerite, and
      R. Tucker Abbott. The Shell:
      Five Hundred Million Years of
      Inspired Design. New York, NY:
      Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1975.

Wye, Kenneth R.. The Encyclopedia
      of Shells. London, UK: Quantum
      Books, Ltd., 1991.

Shell Links

Last updated on August 5, 2003

I've divided these links into two broad categories (Commerical and Non-Commercial) but otherwise they are not listed in any particular order. Please email me to suggest additional links or if you find broken links here.

Museums, Educational Sites,
& Other Non-commercial Sites

The Bailey-Matthews Shell Museum
We love this wonderful little museum in Sanibel, FL

Conchologists of American, Inc.
Hosted by the Academy of Natural Sciences
Loads of information and a great "Kids' Section"

Worldwide Conchology
Gorgeous images, multimedia presentations,
helpful articles and databases

Auckland Museum Institute
Web page of a conchology club associated with the museum
 

Dealers, Auctions, & Other Commercial Sites

CAVEAT: Inclusion of dealers' sites on this list does NOT mean that we endorse those dealers or recommend that you do business with them. We are linking you to them for educational purposes only.

Amity Seashells
John & Caroline Oates offer specimen shells from Western Australia on their web site; they specialize in Zoila, but you will find lots of other interesting shells on their site.

Sanibel Seashell Industries
This link goes to the Specimen shells part of their site

The Molluscs Net
Auctions, links to many dealers, classifieds, chat, more
Download FREE shell-image screensavers

Information on Cowries and Other Seashells
Web site of Dr. Felix Lorenz; more educational than commercial
Focus is on cowries: biology, geography, morphology, more

Schooner Specimen Shells
Great photos; interesting "Beginners Page"

Conchology.be
Info on finding, cleaning, storing, exchanging, more

World Shells Magazine
Check out the "Guide for Neophytes"

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