Sea shells are hard exoskeletons that are used by a variety of sea life to protect themselves, aid locomotion or to help with feeding. They are made out of calcium carbonate and can take a variety of interesting forms.
Have you been to the beach recently and found an interesting looking sea shell? Would you like to know which creature it came from? If the answer is yes and you would like to learn more about sea shells in general, then you might consider taking a look at a web site called www.seashells.org. This site is quite simple in design and its menu covers six major areas with regards to sea shells. The areas cover beachcombing and finding sea shells, identifying the shells you find, cleaning and preserving shells, sea life, interesting things you can do with your shells and finally a store that might interest you about the legend of the Sanddollar. 







