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Ceriths

Credit: Jean Allsopp

Limpets in Tide pool, Baja Mexico / Danita Delimont / Gallo Images / Getty Images

Credit: Danita Delimont / Gallo Images / Getty Images

Wentletrap shell on the beach

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Apple murex shell

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Cone snail shell

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Atlantic moon shell

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Credit: Jean Allsopp

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Credit: Jean Allsopp

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A conch shell in the sand

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Tiger Cowries, Cypraea tigris / Reinhard Dirscherl / WaterFrame / Getty Images

Tiger Cowries (Cypraea tigris).Credit: Reinhard Dirscherl / WaterFrame / Getty Images

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