The Houston Conchology Society would like to make it easy for you to contact other seashell related sites.  Please be aware that HCS has no control over the content in these sites, but includes them because they have proven useful to our members in the past.  If any of these links become defective in the future, please contact this Webmaster.

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Texas Shell Clubs

Coastal Bend Shell Club - Centered in the Corpus Christi area.

San Antonio Shell Club - Centered in the greater San Antonio area.

Sea Shell Searchers of Brazoria County - Meetings are held at the Brazosport Musuem of Natural Science in Clute, Texas.



More Shell Clubs

American Malacological Society - A national organization concentrating on scientific malacology.

Conchologists Of America - A national organization emphasizing collecting and collectors.

Jacksonville Shell Club - A superb club website containing many articles and links.


Shell Friends Sites

Bailey-Matthews Shell Museum - The Web site for the Sanibel, FL museum dedicated to conchology.

Biodiversity Heritage Library - Connection to the complete collection of Houston Conchology Society's The Texas Conchologist publications.

Conchology, Inc - A website maintained by Guido and Phillippe Poppe for buying and identifying shells.  The site includes access to several identification databases as well as sections of interest concerning "fake shells', stamps, and Shellers of note.

Highrises - A real-estate site that gives information about collecting and identifying seashells in Florida.  Includes links to several other sites including the Baily-Matthews Shell Museum.  This site was brought to our attention by eleven-year-old Haley, a member of the STEMettes, in Bay Ninette, Aabama. 

WoRMS (World Register of Marine Species) - With WoRMS we aim to provide the most authoritative list of names of all marine species globally, ever published.

Houston Gem and Mineral Society - Organization dedicated to study in the areas of earth science and related fields and arts.  A major focus of the MGMS is education.

Worldwide Conchology - An impressive Web site by Rich Goldberg containing multitudes of shell information and links.


Tide Tables


WWW Tide and Current Predictor - A Web site sponsored by the University of South Carolina.

WWW.Saltwatertides - A Web site sponsored by outdoor activities companies.  Has useful links.


This page last updated 10/11/2021.