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Links
Cowries by Felix Lorenz
Extensive site with shell news, cowries for sale, species checklists, and shell collecting links.
Encyclopedia Smithsonian: Mollusks
http://www.si.edu/resource/faq/nmnh/mollusk1.htm
Bibliographic information geared toward amateur and young collectors.
Famous Malacologists
http://www.inhs.uiuc.edu:80/~ksc/Malacologists/FamousMalacologists.html
Bibliographic material on famous conchologists.
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.
Mariah's Site for Conchoscopy and Molluscation
http://user.icx.net/~midgard/shells/shells.htm
Information about collecting mollusk shells, from a collector in Tennessee. Also contains shell trading information and extensive links.
Mollusca (Malacologia)
http://www.geocities.com/malacologia/
Coleccion de conchas, informacion, lista de amigos, intercambios
Of Sea and Shore
Information about mollusks and other marine invertebrates for shell collectors and professionals.
SDNHM: Seashell FAQ
http://www.sdnhm.org/research/marine-inverts/shellfaq.html
Frequently asked questions about seashell collecting from the San Diego Natural History Museum.
Sea Shell Collector
http://www.seashell-collector.com/
Information about seashell collecting, with articles, pictures, and living shells in water tanks. Written by collectors, for collectors. Site in both English and French.
Shell Exchange
A meeting point for shell collectors to exchange shells.
Shells: Gems of the Sea
http://mcclungmuseum.utk.edu/specex/shells/shells.htm
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.
Worldwide Conchology
http://www.worldwideconchology.com
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.