Aside from the pretty scenery, an area less traveled is where "the more common, rarer seashells are likely to be because they haven't been snatched up by folks ahead of you," he said.

One of the most common sources of sea shells are gastropods, snail-like shellfish that crawl along on their bellies. Gastropod is a Greek word for ‘stomach foot’.

Descriptions are given of most of the common sea shells around the coast of Victoria. From a collector's point of view, this little work is extremely useful and will help many to name their specimens.

So what can you find out there? Many types of shells are common in Volusia and Flagler counties. "Florida's Seashells: A Beachcomber's Guide," for instance, covers "263 species of mollusk shells." ...

Collecting seashells is a favourite past time of Australians, young and old. From the rare to the common, its easy to forget a living creature produced that shell found washed up on the beach.