The Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum highlights the endangered noble pen shell in its latest expert showcase.

In the 1980s, a trove of rare shells—some of which had been collected on a famed 18th-century voyager’s doomed final expedition—was tossed in a dumpster at Newcastle University in England during an ...

Marine zoologist Dr John Buchanan saved more than 200 specimens feared lost forever in the 1980s Craig Simpson is Arts Correspondent for The Telegraph covering the major issues affecting British arts ...

Important collection rediscovered during house-clearing includes numerous rare species An internationally important collection of shells, including specimens from Captain Cook’s final voyage, has been ...

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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 ...

In the late 1700s, a woman collected over a thousand seashells from all over the world. The collection was believed to be lost for decades, until they were saved from the garbage in the 1980s. In the ...

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 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 ...