Volutes, Cowries, and Bonnets | Finding Shells as the Easter Holidays Begin!

Описание: What a lovely day to go shelling! The Easter school holidays have just begun; the kiddos and their families are having a wonderful time. I still managed to gather up a few nice shells before the beach starts to get picked over... I was very impressed with that large Magnificent Volutes, the Orange Drupe, freak Bruised Cones, and somehow; a ton of bonnets?! Thanks for watching!~

Let me know which ones were your favourites ;D and if you enjoyed this and want to see more shell finding videos, I'd appreciate a like or a comment. I read all of them and try to reply when I can. You have no idea how much of a smile you guys put on my face. Thanks everyone!

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Want to become a shell nerd too, or found something you want to ID?
Here's some useful links for local shellers:

Shells of SE Queensland: https://www.seqshells.com/seqmarine.php
(Some listings have multiple variations of a single shell species)

Shells of NSW: https://seashellsofnsw.org.au/General...
(Check out the illustrations or "plates" to try and match your finds)

Links for less local folks...
Check out the shell families on Femorale, it's a wonderful resource:
http://www.femorale.com/shellphotos/
(but doesn't include location information unless you filter for it, so might lead to mis-identifications)

You can join this Facebook group for ID advice, just snap a photo and post it:
  / 1490883467609774  
(Always take the advice/ID with some scepticism... these people are not experts)

You can also try the Conchology website, but it's a little harder to use:
https://conchology.be/?t=261

Oh no, they're all scientific names? No worries, just type the scientific name
into the Queensland Museum Network database. It might have a common name listed!
https://collections.qm.qld.gov.au/obj...
(This works for non Australian shells too! Just check/click on the result to see limited info)