Threats to Freshwater Mussels
Development, agriculture, river damming, and pollution are just some of the human activities that can destroy ecosystems and deplete resources ....
Curator’s Corner
Museum, research, and collection updates from Dr. José H. Leal, plus Shell of the Week, which highlights a different species every other Friday. Most Shells of the Week are found in Southwest Florida.
Dr. José H. Leal serves as the Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum & Aquarium’s Science Director and Curator. He received his Ph.D. in Marine Biology and Fisheries from the University of Miami and has served at the Museum since 1996.
A Dutch Master and His Shells
Adriaen Coorte was one of many Dutch artists in the 16th and 7th centuries who painted exotic shells brought home to Europe by traders and explorers. ....
Shell of the Week: The Chestnut Frog Snail
Marsupina bufo (Bruguière, 1792) is a species of the frog snail family Bursidae that reaches an average of 60 mm in the western Atlantic. The shell has a squashed, ....
Shell of the Week: The Cuba Frog Snail
Dulcerana cubaniana (A. d’Orbigny, 1847) is a member of the frog snail family Bursidae that may reach 55 mm (about 2.2 inch). Cuba Frog Snails feed on polychaete worms...
The Raven and the Clam in the Great Hall of Shells
In April 2021, friend and fellow malacologist Dr Gene Coan gifted the Museum with the “Interpretation of the Haida Creation Myth” sculpture. The artwork ....
Shell of the Week: The Flame Helmet
Cassis flammea is the third and smallest of the three species of the genus Cassis found in the tropical western Atlantic Ocean. It may reach 154 mm in length :...
Exhibit Shells and Their Mounts
The shells on display in the newly refurbished Great Hall of Shells at the National Shell Museum & Aquarium are held in place by custom-made mounts ...
The Nautilus: The Malacological Collections Issue
The new issue of the Museum’s scientific journal, The Nautilus, is being published today, October 31. It brings together the historical accounts ....
Deep Sea in the Great Hall!
I thought you’d like to know that we are presenting a new exhibit on Deep-sea Mollusks at the National Shell Museum & Aquarium’s renovated Great Hall...
Teinostomatids of Southwest Florida
Another one for the micromollusk fans out there! Here are some of the vitrinellas in the microgastropod family Teinostomatidae from Southwest Florida: ...