The Florida Legislature designated the horse conch the state seashell in 1969. Members of the Palm Beach Shell Club placed a shell on the desk of each of Florida’s 160 lawmakers on the day of ...

Two arrested; 2,500 conch shells seized. May 2, 2025 e-Paper. LOGIN Account. ... Fasciolaria trapezium (horse conch), Lambis scorpius (scorpion spider conch), Lambis chiragra arthritica ...

If it’s a horse conch, in addition to the large size, you’ll feel the little bumps that run along the middle. Is this a common practice to look for shells when you are in the Gulf? REYNA : We ...

During a recent vacation on Sanibel Island, Jessica Reyna and her family participated in the popular tradition of shelling along the beach. More than six months after Hurricane Ian caused ...

Three people were arrested by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence for trafficking dead black and soft corals, as well as Trapezium Horse Conches, in Andhra Pradesh. The endangered marine ...

National Seashell Day is celebrated on the first day of summer, June 21. It was founded by the Lee County Visitor & Convention Bureau. ... "I found my horse conch shell on May 31.

Though the horse conch is Florida’s state seashell, gathering it there isn’t limited—a step that could help save it, says study author Gregory S. Herbert. —Cynthia Barnett.

TAMPA, Fla. (Apr. 6, 2022) – The Florida horse conch population – one of the world’s largest invertebrate animals – is shrinking. Established in 1969 as the Florida state shell with a ...

"Horse conch populations are important. They create habitat for other species by leaving empty shells of dead prey around for fish, crabs and other animals to use as homes," Herbert said, as per USF.