Hi, Conch-Lers, Thanks for the response to my prior question. Now I have another; my neighbors (non shell collectors) are going on vacation to Cape San Blas, Florida and are expecting to find a lot of shells. Having never been farther on the Guf Coast than Bay St. Louis, where all I found were a few species, inhabited by hermit crabs, I wonder if any of you can give me some information about shelling in the area. (I have a feeling they will wind up buying shells in a curio shop.) Thansks, Linda