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Clubs
Astronaut Trail Shell Club, Club Conchylia, Conchological Club of Southern California, Conchologist of America, Inc., Conchology Section of the Auckland Museum, Englewood Shell Club, Greater St. Louis Shell Club, Guam Shell Club, Indianapolis Shell Club, Italian Malacological Society
Publications
American Conchologist, Australian Shell News, Hawaiian Shell News, La Conchiglia, Shell-O-Gram, Unitas Malacologica Newsletter, Vita Marina and Spirula, World Shells Magazine
Regional
African Cowries, Assateague Seashells, Australian Shells, Chilean Shells, DW's Shell Page, Landshells of the Maltese Islands (Mediterranean), Liguus Conchology Information, Patagonian Shells, Sanibel Captiva Chamber of Commerce, Seashells of Galveston, Texas
Trips
Perth Shell Distributors, Shell Elegant Shell Trips
Collection of Bjorn De Boer
Exchanging shells and information about Olividae and other mollusks.
Concholi
Shell collecting information from a South African collector. Site includes computer programs for collection management, landsnail information, microscope photography, and artwork.
Conchologists of America Listserv
A forum for informal discussions of molluscan biology, taxonomy, natural history, evolution, conservation, and collection-related subjects.
Conchology - Guido T. Poppe
Shell collecting information and shells for sale.
Cowries by Felix Lorenz
Extensive site with shell news, cowries for sale, species checklists, and shell collecting links.
Encyclopedia Smithsonian: Mollusks
Bibliographic information geared toward amateur and young collectors.
Famous Malacologists
Bibliographic material on famous conchologists.
George's Seashells and Underwater World
Collector's site with pictures of both live shelled animals and cleaned shells, shell show information, shell auction, and other resources for collectors.
Guide to Beachcombing Seashells and Sealife
A how to guide on cleaning, preserving and identifying seashells, sealife, and sanddollars found while beachcombing.
Malakos
Information about shell collecting, articles, an extensive image gallery, an online museum, lists of land and marine snails, and collecting trip travelogues.
Marginella.com
Site devoted to shell trading, offers listings for those interested in exchanging shells with other collectors.
Mariah's Site for Conchoscopy and Molluscatio
Information about collecting mollusk shells, from a collector in Tennessee. Also contains shell trading information and extensive links.
Nsan's World of Beautiful Shells
Japanese collector's photo gallery and shell collecting and trading information. Site in both English and Japanese.
Of Sea and Shore
Information about mollusks and other marine invertebrates for shell collectors and professionals.
Ring of Shell Lovers
Webring with sites related to shell collecting.
SDNHM: Seashell FAQ
Frequently asked questions about seashell collecting from the San Diego Natural History Museum.
Sea Shell Collector
Information about seashell collecting, with articles, pictures, and living shells in water tanks. Written by collectors, for collectors. Site in both English and French.
Seashell Collect
Description of several families and species with pictures of shells. Site in both French and English.
Seashell Images Gallery
Photo gallery of snail shells.
Shelling Dreams
Personal site of Dr. David Touitou, with articles about shells, shell collecting expeditions. Many photos, including some of living seashells.
Shells: Gems of the Sea
Virtual exhibit from the McClung Museum.
The Bailey-Matthews Shell Museum
Promotes collection-based research on shells and mollusks with emphasis on southwest Florida and the Gulf of Mexico. Located in Sanibel, Florida.
Vicky's Shells
Features photographs of shells from a personal collection.
Worldwide Conchology
Designed for shell collectors with a variety of interests in the hobby and science of conchology, and for anyone who has ever been fascinated with the beauty and diversity of sea and land shells.