COASTE | TREASURES
9. The Florida Banded Tulip has a beautifully decorated, spiral shell. This prized beach treasure can grow to over 4 inches in length. Banded tulips can be found from Dry Tortugas National Park, Florida to Louisiana and Texas, extending to Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico. They live on sand and muddy sand in water from 2 feet to 150 feet deep. FL Banded Tulip
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Junonia
The most prized and elusive shell you can find. So elusive — we’ve never found one here at COASTE in our 10-plus years on the islands. It is the official shell of the Sanibel-Captiva Shell Club. The Junonia lives at depths of 200 feet in the Gulf of Mexico about a mile off shore. So, when one makes it to the shores, it is a big find. We on the other hand were sick of waiting, so ours comes all the way from She Sells Sea Shells where they aren’t quite as hard to find!
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