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The Bailey-Matthews Shell Museum
Promotes collection-based research on shells and mollusks with emphasis on southwest Florida and the Gulf of Mexico. Located in Sanibel, Florida.
http://www.shellmuseum.org/

Conchological Club of Southern California
One of the oldest shell clubs in the United States, past and current members include many professional and amateur malacologists, conchologists, paleontologists of the U.S. west co ast.
http://www.lam.mus.ca.us/~ccsc/

Shell Elegant Shell Trips
Guided shell collecting field trips to a variety of localities around the world.
http://www.shelltrips.com/

La Conchiglia
Online version of the Italian conchology journal. Includes index of taxa (some with images) organized systematically, by locality, and by author.
http://www.evolver.it/indexes/index.htm

DW's Shell Page
Information about Alabama fossil and Recent shells.
http://fly.hiwaay.net/~dwills/

Perth Shell Distributors
Conducting sea shell safaris all over Western Australia and selling rare Australian shells.
http://www.perthshells.com/

Italian Malacological Society
Studies mollusks (shells, seashells), with indexes to publications, links to Italy and Europe, a BBS and a taxonomic database. Site in both English and Italian.
http://www.aicon.com/sim/index.htm