Description

Today, we explore one of the most shell-populated shorelines in the world: Sanibel Island. 

Cradled along Florida’s Southwest Coast, the island provides conditions perfect for multitudes of perfectly preserved shells to wash gently ashore.

Why? How? And why should you care? 

Let’s get into it because more than just diving into the unique nature of Sanibel Island, we’ll uncover the nature, origins, and importance of the shells themselves. 

Their story might surprise you. 

Works Cited: 

https://www.jstor.org/stable/40865490?read-now=1&seq=2#page_scan_tab_contents

https://www.bristol.ac.uk/news/2017/february/mollusc-evolution.html

https://environment.yale.edu/news/article/sea-levels-rise-mussels-provide-coastal-ecosystem-protections

https://sanibel-captiva.org/sanibel-island-shelling/

https://www.wanderlustmagazine.com/inspiration/the-worlds-7-best-beaches-for-finding-shells/

https://www.shapeoflife.org/news/featured-creature/2018/02/26/anomalocaris

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDQa0okkpf0

https://www.amnh.org/explore/news-blogs/cambrian-arms-race

https://www.iloveshelling.com/blog/seashell-identification/

https://shellmuseum.org/shells-and-science/shells-guide/

https://sanibel-captiva.org/sanibel-island-history-captiva-island-history/

https://sanibelmuseum.org/sanibel-history/

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/national-museum-of-natural-history/2022/06/22/the-story-behind-the-seashells-by-the-seashore/

https://www.museumoftheearth.org/marvelous-mollusks#:~:text=Mollusks%20are%20an%20extremely%20diverse,freshwater%20and%20in%20the%20sea.

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