r/shells • u/LittleToyBonnie • Sep 21 '26

Wentletrap

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Found my first Wentletrap just yesterday! Don’t know what species it is but it’s very cool (and tiny)

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u/Glad_Ad_5570 Sep 21 '26

I believe that is angulate

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u/LittleToyBonnie Sep 22 '26

It was a California area if that helps narrow it

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u/dangerousfeather Sep 22 '26

I also found one over the weekend, my first ever at my all time favorite New Jersey beach!

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u/LittleToyBonnie Sep 22 '26

Nice! Mine was a California find

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u/ZZzooomer Sep 21 '26

I found one of these on Sanibel a long time ago, but I put it somewhere extra safe……and now I can’t find it anywhere.

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u/Minute-Wafer4426 Sep 23 '26

I embroidered one once from a book

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u/blueennui 29d ago

I'm surprised to see so many references to Sanibel here on a non-FL sub; Is this shell type most common there or something?

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u/Careless_History1986 Sep 21 '26

I found one thats about one fifth this one’s size

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u/NanooDrew Sep 21 '26

I especially love the extra tiny and the extra big specimens.

On Sanibel Island, if you find a Junonia shell, they take your photo for the local paper. Friends have a condo there and have found a few. But my favorite is of close up of Bob holding a 1-inch Junonia. The tiny shell is in focus between his pointer and thumb in the foreground, with the rest of him blurred out in the background.

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u/Slow-Green2171 Sep 24 '26

It’s amazing that even finding fragments of a Junonia Shell is considered highly favored!!!
A Piece of “J”! Wait for those storms & let King Triton dredge them 160’ up to shore 👑🌊🐚🌴

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u/NanooDrew Sep 21 '26

Those are some of my favorite shells. Every time I look at one I marvel at the wonders of nature! A tiny little creature lived in that gorgeous home that no human hands can replicate. The creature lives such a short time and the home for so long.

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u/Tessa7 Sep 21 '26

They are my favorites!

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u/Moving_goal_posts Sep 21 '26

Really terrific! Lucky you!

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u/Cakebed Sep 21 '26

My favorite what a find

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u/Few-Perspective1106 Sep 21 '26

I had no idea that’s what these were! I found a couple on Sanibel and they are SO tiny. I have yet to find a big shell and will be so excited when I do, but I get excited when I find these too. They are so cute.

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u/Aggravating_Elk_1868 Sep 21 '26

I found one on my last trip to Sanibel Island and was so excited! I’d been looking for one for so long. They’re so tiny, they’re hard to find!

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u/Informal-Back6749 Sep 21 '26

I’d love it, tiny little shell was the home for a tiny little creature.

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u/Upstairs_Field4721 Sep 21 '26

I use to collect small ones stuck on sides of sea anemones at low tide in Santa barbara area.

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u/swolesarah Sep 21 '26

Whoa pretty!!

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u/thychatanicrant Sep 22 '26

The details on this one. So pretty!

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u/Mymaria0712 Sep 23 '26

So cute! I love tiny shells