If you're looking for large shells and consider Chincoteague, you'll
actually want to go to Assateague Island Park.  The southernmost hook of
Assateague has been closed since March to protect the piping plover birds,
and opened on September 1st.  Although many tourists have picked up most of
the large shells, you will find many half-buried in washover sand.  I find
that most tourists overlook real treasures on these local beaches.  This
year (it changes every year) there are several trenches at mid and high tide
lines.  Look there.

Sam

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>From: "Harry G. Lee" <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: Conchologists of America List <[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: beach shells
>Date: Tue, 7 Sep 2004 19:30:28 -0400
>
>Dear Jen,
>
>If you ever grow weary of the large species, consider the micro's, which
>are far more speciose, and which need study in the area you've
>contemplated.
>
>Henderson and Bartsch collected 76 species in the shallow waters of around
>Chicoteague Is. (Delmarva Peninsula), VA in 1913.  They named (and
>nicely-illustrated) 11 new species, and felt that here were other un-named
>taxa in their catch.  The report is cited below, and I will gladly send you
>a photocopy if you wish to pursue this project further.
>
>I am reasonably certain that most or all of these could be found as empty
>shells on the beach.  However, a website at the American Museum of Natural
>History <http://research.amnh.org/users/mikkel/creo.html> lists:
>
>Odostomia pocahontasae (Henderson & Bartsch, 1914)*
>Odostomia toyatani (Henderson & Bartsch, 1914)*
>Odostomia virginica (Henderson & Bartsch, 1914)*
>Turbonilla pocahontasae (Henderson & Bartsch, 1914)*
>Turbonilla powhatani (Henderson & Bartsch, 1914)*
>Turbonilla toyatani (Henderson & Bartsch, 1914)*
>Turbonilla virginica (Henderson & Bartsch, 1914)*
>
>as being extinct!
>
>How wonderful to collect over 50 species in a single (temperate marine)
>locality - and rescue a few molluscan species from (perceived) extinction!
>
>Harry
>
>Henderson, J. B. and P. Bartsch, 1914.  Littoral marine mollusks of
>Chincoteague Island, Virginia. Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus. 47(2055): 411-421 +
>pl.13-14.
>
>
>At 12:01 PM 9/7/2004, you wrote:
>
>>I have an opportunity to do 10 days of beach walking and shell collecting
>>(all alone I might add with no one to complain about me going too slow!!!)
>>
>>My start point will be Richmond Va.  I will have a car (and a big heavy
>>camera) but love to walk.
>>
>>  I'm looking for large beach shells (no Live ones).  I could head either
>>north or south.   I have been to many the north Carolina beaches as well
>>as a Few in south Carolina.  I could easily return to the dredge at
>>Ocracoke, or Portsmouth Island or Capes hatteras and lookout., but I'd
>>like to look in Virginia if anyone has any idea where a good place might
>>be.  It looks like the southern beach below sand-bridge and near the
>>wildlife refuge might yield some goodies.
>>
>>If anyone has suggestions I'd love to hear them.  So as not to bother
>>other Conchlers, you could respond to me directly.  Thank you for reading
>>this.
>>
>>Jen
>>Jennifer hanhila
>>Phoenix az
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>Harry G. Lee
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