| Name | Description | Interesting Fact |
|---|---|---|
| Conch shells | Brilliant orange color | These mollusks are vegetarians. |
| Junonia Shells | It appears milky with brown spots on the outside | This is Sanibel Island’s most cherished seashell. |
| Lightning Whelk Shells | Can grow up to sixteen inches long | There are miniature shell eggs in papery egg case streamers that wash up on the beach. |
| Cockle Shells | One of the island’s most common shells | A cockle mollusk is a footed creature that can jump several inches at one time. |
| Tulip Shells | Have interesting patterns that are in a swirling form | Frequently wash up on shore |
| Olive Shells | Comes in many colors and has a glossy finish. | Grows to about three inches long. |
| Sand dollar Shells | Thin, flat with brown color that contains bristled tiny tubes that allow it to breath | Unoccupied sand dollars are bleached to a white color |
Types of Seashells found on Sanibel Island, Florida
- By Anneda Nettleton
GRADE:3
Word Lists:
Mollusk : an invertebrate of a large phylum which includes snails, slugs, mussels, and octopuses. They have a soft unsegmented body and live in aquatic or damp habitats, and most kinds have an external calcareous shell.Conch : a tropical marine mollusk with a spiral shell that may bear long projections and have a flared lip.
Vegetarian : a person who does not eat meat, and sometimes other animal products, especially for moral, religious, or health reasons.
Bleach : whiten by exposure to sunlight or by a chemical process
Glossy : shiny and smooth
Swirl : move in a twisting or spiraling pattern
Bristle : a short stiff hair, typically one of those on an animal's skin, a man's face, or a plant.
Miniature : (especially of a replica of something) of a much smaller size than normal; very small
Inch : a unit of linear measure equal to one twelfth of a foot (2.54 cm)
Cherish : protect and care for (someone) lovingly
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