Boston Malacological Club members and families travel around the world to study and to collect mollusks. Individuals have travelled to most of the oceans of the world but local field trips are particularly popular. You would be surprised at the amazing and beautiful specimens that can be found on beaches from Maine to Cape Cod. Members often travel to many localities in Florida where shells abound. Members and non-members are welcome to join in on these exciting adventures. There is nothing more exciting than walking along a beach after a storm to see the what the sea has tossed ashore.
Travel and Collecting Trips
Shell Club Trip to Martha’s Vineyard led by Scott Robichaud
Summer Outing
A Trip to
Martha’s Vineyard
Deep Submersible Dive in Curacao to Collect Shells by Leonor Desmarais
Carrier shell collected from deep sea floor (see specimen in above image)
Leonor washing shells gathered in bottles by benthic octopus
Specimens cleaned and organized
Land snail shells (genus Cerion); species of Cerion are found throughout the Caribbean
