Accumulation of fossilized shells in sandstone near Whiskey Bridge of Brazos River, on Highway 21 west from Bryan. Texas, November 29, 2019
Deposits of masses of fossilized sea shells in sandstone near Whiskey Bridge of Brazos River, on Highway 21 west from Bryan. Texas, November 29, 2019
Texture of fossilized sea shells in sandstone near Whiskey Bridge of Brazos River, on Highway 21 west from Bryan. Texas, November 29, 2019
Charles River and Hatch Memorial Shell at evening, view from Longfellow Bridge. Boston, Massachusetts, November 3, 2004
Shells (mostly Jingle Shells) collected on Little Beach in south Dartmouth 4/13/03. Massachusetts, May 1, 2003.
Exposed rocks and shells uncovered from sand by winter winds on Horseneck Beach. Westport, Massachusetts, February 1, 2004
Shells of sea snails on a beach near guard station in Sestroretsk, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, October 2, 2016
Shells of snails on a beach in Dubki Park. Sestroretsk, west from Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 31, 2014
Shells of sea snails on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, May 28, 2016
Small plant of Seablite (Suaeda vermiculata) among shells near Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, September 26, 2014
Shell Ginger (Pink porcelain lily, Alpinia zerumbet) in Mercer Arboretum and Botanical Gardens. Humble (Houston area), Texas, May 2, 2009
Masses of shells of small sea snails on a shore of Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, August 29, 2015
Shells on a beach of Atlantic Ocean. Acoaxet, Massachusetts, December 19, 2003
A quahog shell frozen into a pool on Horseneck Beach at sunset. Westport, Massachusetts, February 1, 2004
Wells Fargo Plaza and Shell Plaza buildings in downtown. Houston, Texas, June 17, 2007
Cicada molting out of its nymph shell in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, August 3, 2010
Shells of freshwater mussels and snails on a beach near guard station in Sestroretsk, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, October 2, 2016
A water snake and big shells in Wabash River in Ross Hills Park, 6 miles west from Lafayette, Indiana, September 25, 1999.
Gazebo built from sea shells in Peterhof. Near Saint Petersburg, Russia, February 6, 2013
Sea shells on a beach near Umm Bab in south-western Qatar, February 21, 2014
Petrified coral and sea shells on a rocky ridge of Jebel Fuwairit. Northern Qatar, March 20, 2015
Horseneck Beach. A gull tries to break a shell by dropping it from air. Westport, Massachusetts, May 15, 2003
A hard shell of Northern Quahog (Mercenaria mercenaria) on Horseneck Beach. Westport, Massachusetts, November 7, 2003
Elk(?) shell in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 1, 2010
Assemblage of shells of sea snails in Al Aaliya Island (Jazirat al Aliyah). Qatar, March 27, 2013
Shell Flower (Molucca Balm, Molucella laevis) in TAMU Holistic Garden in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, February 13, 2009
Crushed shells of a sea snail Thais Savignyi from a shell midden on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 7, 2015
Shells in dusty soil of Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, April 4, 2015
Shells on a beach of Atlantic Ocean. Acoaxet, Massachusetts, December 19, 2003
One Shell Plaza building at 910 Louisiana Street in downtown west from Chase Tower. Houston, Texas, January 21, 2008
Ventral view of sea slug (shell-less marine gastropod mollusk, Peronia peronii, Onchidium peronii) at low tide Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, May 29, 2015
Fossilized oyster sea shells Ostrea latimarginata(?) in a limestone layer (Dukhan Limestone Member) of Dammam Formation in Jaow Al Hamar depression south from Trainah. Southern Qatar, November 6, 2015
Shells and sea foam on the beach in Nizzanim. The Middle East, July 19, 2001
Hard shells of quahog mollusks on Horseneck Beach at evening. Westport, Massachusetts, November 22, 2003
Icy quahog shell on Horseneck Beach at sunset. Westport, Massachusetts, February 1, 2004
Shells of quahog on Horseneck Beach. Westport, Massachusetts, April 4, 2004
Crushed shells of sea snails Thais Savignyi from a midden of Kassite dye site in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 1, 2010
Shell fragments cemented into beachrock in Al Aaliya Island (Jazirat al Aliyah). Qatar, March 27, 2013
Accumulation of sea shells in Al Aaliya Island (Jazirat al Aliyah). Qatar, March 27, 2013
Frozen quahog shells on Horseneck Beach at sunset. Westport, Massachusetts, February 1, 2004
Shell shaped tomb of Johnnie at Rice Cemetery at Road 241 near Cameron. Texas, December 1, 2012
Petrified shell taken from road gravel in Lake Bryan Park. Bryan, Texas, July 10, 2014
A shell of quahog frozen into Horseneck Beach at sunset. Westport, Massachusetts, February 1, 2004
Petrified sea shell taken from road gravel in Lake Bryan Park. Bryan, Texas, July 10, 2014
A gull with a shell on Horseneck Beach. Westport, Massachusetts, May 15, 2003
Shells of quahog on Horseneck Beach. Westport, Massachusetts, April 4, 2004
Excavated shell midden on the Kassite dye site in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, February 19, 2010
Shells of sea snails in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 4, 2011
Shells of a marine gastropod mollusk (sea snail) Clypeomorus bifasciatus at low tide in Jazirat Umm Tays, barrier island at northern tip of Qatar, east from Ruwais, March 24, 2012
Sear shells on a tomb in Washington Cemetery. Washington, Texas, January 26, 2013
Assemblage of sea shells in Al Aaliya Island (Jazirat al Aliyah). Qatar, March 27, 2013
Shells on Dead Neck in Cape Cod. Mashpee, Massachusetts, November 8, 2003
Mound of shells of sea snails in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 4, 2011
Accumulation of shells of sea snails in Al Aaliya Island (Jazirat al Aliyah). Qatar, March 27, 2013
A shell in a forest 5 mile east from Toksovo, 10 miles north from Sankt Petersburg. Russia, October 8, 2000
Crushed shells of a sea snail Thais Savignyi from a shell midden in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, February 19, 2010
Shell assemblage in Al Aaliya Island (Jazirat al Aliyah). Qatar, March 27, 2013
Chalky shells of sea snails in Al Aaliya Island (Jazirat al Aliyah). Qatar, March 27, 2013
Assemblage of various sea shells in Al Aaliya Island (Jazirat al Aliyah). Qatar, March 27, 2013
Shells on dry bottom of Somerville Lake in Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park, July 14, 2013
Sabre Kais and Qicun Shi discuss electronic shell structure and correlations in scattering of an electron on lithium-like atom with a variable nuclear charge slightly above two after a lecture of Imad Ladadwa about ionization cross sections at internal meeting of the quantum chemistry group. Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, October 1, 1999.
Fossilized oyster shells on a beach in western area of Haloul Island (Jazirat Halul). Qatar, April 19, 2013
Millions crushed shells of Thais Savignyi from a shell midden in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, February 19, 2010
Various shells in Al Aaliya Island (Jazirat al Aliyah). Qatar, March 27, 2013
Assemblage of various chalky sea shells in Al Aaliya Island (Jazirat al Aliyah). Qatar, March 27, 2013
Corals and sea shells in Al Aaliya Island (Jazirat al Aliyah). Qatar, March 27, 2013
Calcareous sea shells in Al Aaliya Island (Jazirat al Aliyah). Qatar, March 27, 2013
Small shrimp hiding among shells in shallow water in Al Aaliya Island (Jazirat al Aliyah). Qatar, March 27, 2013
Fossilized oyster shells and dead corals on a beach in western area of Haloul Island (Jazirat Halul). Qatar, April 19, 2013
Red sandstone with fossilized sea shells at Brazos River near Whiskey Bridge, on Highway 21 west from Bryan. Texas, August 9, 2013
Red sandstone with fossilized shells at Brazos River near Whiskey Bridge, on Highway 21 west from Bryan. Texas, August 9, 2013
Accumulation of fossilized shells in sandstone at Brazos River near Whiskey Bridge, on Highway 21 west from Bryan. Texas, August 9, 2013
Accumulation of various fossilized shells in sandstone at Brazos River near Whiskey Bridge, on Highway 21 west from Bryan. Texas, August 9, 2013
Crushed sea shells on a beach near Umm Bab in south-western Qatar, February 21, 2014
Small sea shells on a beach near Umm Bab in south-western Qatar, February 21, 2014
Seablite (Suaeda vermiculata) among shells near Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, September 26, 2014
Shells of sea snails on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, October 9, 2014
Sea slug (shell-less gastropod mollusk, Peronia peronii, Onchidium peronii) at low tide Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, May 29, 2015
Mace blades (lacy-looking scarlet-colored outer shell of nutmeg fruit) in spice section in Souq Waqif (Old Market). Doha, Qatar, September 11, 2015
Shells and limestone peaces on north side of Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, December 20, 2015
Fossilized oyster shells in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, April 29, 2016
Fossilized oyster shells on the ground in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, April 29, 2016
Masses of fossilized oyster shells on the ground in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, April 29, 2016
Shells of swan mussels (Anodonta cygnea, Russian name Bezzubka) on a beach near coast guard station in Sestroretsk, north-west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, July 8, 2016
Egg-shell slime mould (Leocarpus fragilis) on twigs of spruce near Kavgolovskoe Lake in Toksovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 2, 2016
Shells of freshwater mussels on a beach near guard station in Sestroretsk, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, October 2, 2016
Small cup mushrooms Hymenoscyphus fructigenus on acorn shell in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 12, 2017
Salted shell lichen (Coccocarpia palmicola) on sandstone in shade in an oak forest at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 25, 2019
Sea shells on tombs in Christian Cemetery. Burton, Texas, March 31, 2019
Red sandstone with fossilized sea shells near Whiskey Bridge of Brazos River, on Highway 21 west from Bryan. Texas, November 29, 2019
Accumulation of various fossilized shells in sandstone near Whiskey Bridge of Brazos River, on Highway 21 west from Bryan. Texas, November 29, 2019
Deposits of fossil sea shells in sandstone near Whiskey Bridge of Brazos River, on Highway 21 west from Bryan. Texas, November 29, 2019
Layer of fossilized sea shells in red sandstone near Whiskey Bridge of Brazos River, on Highway 21 west from Bryan. Texas, November 29, 2019
Southern clam shell mushrooms (Fomes fasciatus) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, September 20, 2020
Caps of southern clam shell mushrooms (Fomes fasciatus) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, September 20, 2020
Accumulation of fossilized shells on a beach in western area of Haloul Island (Jazirat Halul). Qatar, April 19, 2013
Orange sandstone with fossilized shells near Whiskey Bridge of Brazos River, on Highway 21 west from Bryan. Texas, November 29, 2019
Orange sandstone with many sea shells near Whiskey Bridge of Brazos River, on Highway 21 west from Bryan. Texas, November 29, 2019
Layer of fossilized sea shells in sandstone near Whiskey Bridge of Brazos River, on Highway 21 west from Bryan. Texas, November 29, 2019
Accumulation of fossilized sea shells in sandstone near Whiskey Bridge of Brazos River, on Highway 21 west from Bryan. Texas, November 29, 2019
Layer of fossilized sea shells in a broken piece of sandstone near Whiskey Bridge of Brazos River, on Highway 21 west from Bryan. Texas, November 29, 2019
Deposits of fossilized sea shells in red sandstone near Whiskey Bridge of Brazos River, on Highway 21 west from Bryan. Texas, November 29, 2019
Deposits of fossilized sea shells in a broken piece of sandstone near Whiskey Bridge of Brazos River, on Highway 21 west from Bryan. Texas, November 29, 2019
Potato-like stones and fossilized sea shells in red sandstone near Whiskey Bridge of Brazos River, on Highway 21 west from Bryan. Texas, November 29, 2019
Pattern of fossilized sea shells in red sandstone near Whiskey Bridge of Brazos River, on Highway 21 west from Bryan. Texas, November 29, 2019
Salted shell lichen (Coccocarpia palmicola) on a large rock in a forest in area of sandstone outcrops at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 26, 2020
Salted shell lichen (Coccocarpia palmicola) on a large rock in a forest at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 5, 2020
Mature southern clam shell mushrooms (Fomes fasciatus) on a dry tree in Wolf Pen Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 24, 2020
Southern Clam Shell polypore mushroom Fomes fasciatus on a log on Winters Bayou Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Cleveland, Texas, August 22, 2020
Pore surface of Southern Clam Shell mushroom Fomes fasciatus on Winters Bayou Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Cleveland, Texas, August 22, 2020
Cross section of Southern Clam Shell polypore mushroom Fomes fasciatus on Winters Bayou Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Cleveland, Texas, August 22, 2020
Southern clam shell polypore mushroom (Fomes fasciatus) changing direction of growth on a fallen tree in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, September 12, 2020
Caps of southern clam shell polypore mushroom (Fomes fasciatus) on a fallen tree in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, September 12, 2020
Fresh caps of southern clam shell polypore mushroom (Fomes fasciatus) on a fallen tree in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, September 12, 2020
Southern clam shell polypore mushroom (Fomes fasciatus) on a fallen tree in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, October 27, 2020
Southern clam shell polypore mushrooms (Fomes fasciatus) on a log in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, October 27, 2020
Caps of southern clam shell polypore mushrooms (Fomes fasciatus) on a log in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, October 27, 2020
Southern Clam Shell mushrooms (Fomes fasciatus) on a dry oak in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, November 4, 2020
Underside of Southern Clam Shell mushrooms (Fomes fasciatus) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, November 4, 2020
Southern clam shell mushroom (Fomes fasciatus) on a dry oak tree in Huntsville State Park. Texas, December 18, 2020
Salted shell lichen (Coccocarpia palmicola) on sandstone in a ravine at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, February 24, 2021
Salted shell lichen (Coccocarpia palmicola) on a fallen oak in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 4, 2021
Margin of salted shell lichen (Coccocarpia palmicola) on a fallen oak in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 4, 2021
Blue-green patches of salted shell lichen (Coccocarpia palmicola) on a fallen oak in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 4, 2021
Blue-green patches of salted shell lichen (Coccocarpia palmicola) on bark of a fallen oak in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 4, 2021
Isidia of blue-green patches of salted shell lichen (Coccocarpia palmicola) on a fallen oak in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 4, 2021
Southern Clam Shell mushrooms (Fomes fasciatus) on a mossy fallen oak on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, August 20, 2021
Southern clam shell mushrooms (Fomes fasciatus) on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, September 11, 2021
Zoned cap of southern clam shell mushroom (Fomes fasciatus) on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, September 11, 2021
Underside of southern clam shell mushroom (Fomes fasciatus) on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, September 11, 2021
Caps of southern clam shell mushroom (Fomes fasciatus) on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, September 11, 2021
Cross section of southern clam shell mushroom (Fomes fasciatus) on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, September 11, 2021
Southern clam shell mushroom (Fomes fasciatus) on a dry oak tree in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, October 18, 2021
Salted shell lichen (Coccocarpia palmicola) on a stone in an oak forest at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 20, 2021
Close-up of salted shell lichen (Coccocarpia palmicola) on a sandstone rock in an oak forest at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 20, 2021
Corticioid fungus Trechispora mollusca on pore surface of an old bracket polypore mushroom, probably Southern Clam Shell (Fomes) on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, January 29, 2022
Old bracket polypore mushroom, probably Southern Clam Shell (Fomes), detached by hogs, with corticioid fungus Trechispora mollusca on its underside on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, January 29, 2022
Fungus Trichoderma viride from southern clam shell mushroom (Fomes) under a microscope, collected in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, April 29, 2022
Spores of fungus Trichoderma viride from southern clam shell mushroom (Fomes) under a microscope, collected in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, April 29, 2022
Close-up of southern clam shell mushroom (Fomes fasciatus) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 3, 2022
Pore surface of southern clam shell mushroom (Fomes fasciatus) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 3, 2022
Underside of southern clam shell mushroom (Fomes fasciatus) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 3, 2022
Southern clam shell mushroom (Fomes fasciatus) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 3, 2022
Spores (1 spore) of southern clam shell mushroom (Fomes fasciatus) collected in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 3, 2022
Southern clam shell polypore mushrooms (Fomes fasciatus) on a fallen tree in wet area on Kirby Nature Trail in Big Thicket National Preserve. Warren, Texas, June 12, 2022
Caps of southern clam shell polypore mushrooms (Fomes fasciatus) on a fallen tree in wet area on Kirby Nature Trail in Big Thicket National Preserve. Warren, Texas, June 12, 2022
Cross section and pore surface of southern clam shell polypore mushrooms (Fomes fasciatus) on a fallen tree in wet area on Kirby Nature Trail in Big Thicket National Preserve. Warren, Texas, June 12, 2022
Clam shell at lake shore near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, July 31, 2022
Snowy shells mushrooms (Campanella junghuhnii)(?) on a mossy tree on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, September 4, 2022
Southern clam shell mushrooms (Fomes fasciatus) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, October 3, 2022
Mussel shells on shores of the lake near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, October 12, 2022
Flat caked mud and mussel shells on bottom of the lake near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, October 12, 2022
Reddish toad with southern clam shell mushroom (Fomes fasciatus) on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, February 23, 2023
"Bulldozing" trails left by a freshwater mussel of the family Unionidae, most probably the Duck Mussel (Anodonta anatina) or the Painter s Mussel (Unio pictorum) on a beach near Kurort. The shell partially visible at the end of the trail is large, oval, and relatively smooth with a dark, brownish-yellow periostracum (outer skin). Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 9, 2025
