Seashells By the Seashore

A_Abalone by the sea floats to shore then adored B_Bonnets of the world make my heart unfurl surely not bored C_Conch alive how their song can jive D_Dove Shell rings my bell not like bee hive E_Egg Shell poached with the quail F_Flamingo Tongue_Cyphoma Gibbosum lives by Opposum Dale G_Goblet of gold stories of you many which are untold H_Helmet of the sea seahorses shield from Stingrays stinging bee hold I_Irish Baking Dish let's fix those Tuna Fish J_Janthina what a shell purple with great knish K_King's Crown Shell not on the shore unless mangrove nearby L_Limpet shell star colored like stars in the universe that fly M_Money Cowrie_Cypraea moneta_once used for money N_Nutmeg Shell_Cancellaria Reticulata it's articulata, honey O_Ostrich Foot Sea Shell looking like a spiraling universe P_ Purple Turritella spiraling like universe in color submerse Q_Quest on seeking shells, name it quit or quint and be different R_Red Moon Sea Shell similar to the clam but red color current S_Starfish decorates earth's seas T_Tiger Moon those cat's stripes I see U_Umbilical Egg Cowrice with your spots V_Veluntina with your pink hew but not dots W_Whelk definitely not a woods roaming Elk X_Xenophoridae shells so varied not spelk Y_Yellow Helmet exotic shell Z_Zesty be one's hunt and name a shell Zell... Shells by the sea shore, fun to find and collect galore Can you name them all now or do you need to learn more? Written: March 03,2013 Sponsor: Shadow Hamilton Contest:ABC/Any topic **I am a nearly seventy year old mother, grandmother, and great grandmother..I enjoy going to the seashore for vacation..I have always enjoyed picking up seashells and wondered if they all had names..Well, there are over 15,000 different kind of sea creatures that live in those shells and some have not been named.. Finis' You've got to be kidding