Shell Collection

Veined octopus (Amphioctopus marginatus) resting on top of the two halves of an old clam shell on the sandy seabed. These octopus regularly carry pieces of shell so they can use them as protective

Veined octopus (Amphioctopus marginatus) between clam shell halves. Ambon, Maluku Archipelago, Indonesia. Banda Sea, tropical west Pacific Ocean

Loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) emerging from shell, Dalyan delta, Turkey, July

Mixed sea shells on beach, Claigan, Isle of Skye, Inner Hebrides, Scotland, UK. April

Detail of Queen scallop shell (Aequipecten / Chlamys opercularis). Anglesey, Wales, UK. December

Sea anemone (Calliactis parasitica) usually associated with hermit crabs, here on a Mediterranean bonnet shell (Semicassis granulata), Ponza island, Italy, Tyrrhenian Sea, Mediterranean

Hermit crab (Pagurus bernhardus) on yellow sponge, Loch Etive, west coast of Scotland, UK, September

Galapagos green turtle (Chelonia mydas agassizi) swimming in coastal waters of San Cristobal Island, Galapagos

Pennants Topshell (Gibbula pennanti) and Purple Topshell (Gibbula umbilicalis) sea shells on beach, showing difference between species, sea shells on beach, Sark, British Channel Islands

Fiddler crab (Uca) male, hiding in an old shell at Ha Pak Nai mudflat, Yuen Long District, Hong Kong, China

Bivalves on the rocky shore, Zhifu Island. Shandong Province, China

Pink abalone (Haliotis corrugata) shell detail, Guadalupe Island Biosphere Reserve, off the coast of Baja California, Mexico, January

Galapagos green turtle (Chelonia agassizii) surfaces to breathe. Floreana Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. East Pacific Ocean

Cuban tree snail ( Polymita sulphurosa) collected near Moa, Cuba, Endangered

Galapagos giant tortoise (Chelonoidis nigra) portrait, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. Endangered

Red-footed tortoise (Chelonoidis carbonaria) portrait, Pantanal wetlands, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil

Group of Santa Cruz giant-tortoises (Chelonoidis porteri) wallowing in mud, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos National Park, Galapagos Islands. Critically endangered

Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) swimming over sand seabed, Maui, Hawaii, Pacific Ocean. Endangered

Palau chambered nautilus (Nautilus belauensis) in front of red Sea fan (Gorgonia) on a vibrant coral reef, Palau, Micronesia, Pacific Ocean

Hairy yellow hermit crab (Aniculus maximus) in its home of a Triton trumpet shell (Charonia tritonis), Hawaii, Pacific Ocean

Common hermit crab (Pagurus bernhardus) with Snail fur (Hydractinia echinata) growing on its shell, close up, Ronas Voe, Shetland, Scotland, North Atlantic Ocean, UK

Detail of a Great scallop / King scallop (Pecten maximus) shell, Trondheimfjord, Norway, North Atlantic Ocean

Blue knee hermit crab (Dardanus guttatus) prefers shells with narrow openings such as this cone shell, Yap, Micronesia

Maroon hermit crabs (Pagurus hemphilli) in shells of Blue Topsnail (Calliostoma ligatum) Browning Pass, Queen Charlotte Strait, British Columbia, Canada. September

Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas), two viewed from above. Tenerife, Canary Islands

Painted topshell {Calliostoma zizyphinum} on seaweed, Ballyhenry Point, Strangford Lough, County Down, Northern Ireland, September

Mixed seashells on beach in Sark, British Channel Islands

Empty Cockle Shells washed up on shore of Solway, Dumfries, Scotland, UK, June

Common / Edible cockle (Cerastoderma / Cardium edule) shells on beach, Belgium

Green turtle (Chelonia mydas) resting in the shallows of the coast, Bijagos Islands, Guinea Bissau. Endangered species

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