Intro
So... I decided to share another of my shell hauls, sadly there's no fossil in this one. And i'll Share other things that you can find and cool things about Pillar Point! So, let's get into it!
Shell Haul
1: Black Tegula(Tegula funebralis)
2: Western White Slippersnail(Crepidula nummaria)
3: Pacific Gaper(Tresus nuttalii)
4: California Mussel(Mytilus californicanus)
5: Rough Keyhole Limpet(Diodora aspera)
6: Bent-Nose Clam(Macoma nausta)
7: Rough Limpet(Lottia scabra)
8: File Limpet(Lottia limatula)
9: Mask Limpet(Lottia persona)
10: Brown Tegula(Tegula brunnea)
11: Spotted Unicorn(Acanthinucella punctulata)
12: Japanese Littleneck(Ruditapes phillipnarum)
13: Checkered Periwinkle(Littorina scutulata)
14: Striped Dogwinkle(Nucella ostrina)
15: Striped Shore Crab(Pachygraspus crassipes)
16: Pacific Rock Crab(Romaleon antennarium)
17: Dungeness Crab(Metacarcinus magister)
18: Yellow Rock Crab(Metacarcinus anthonyi)
19: Pacific Hairy Hermit Crab(Pagurus hirsutiusculus)
20: Blueband Hermit Crab(Pagurus samuelis)
*Most of these on the list were either alive, inhabited by a hermit crab, or just not taken home. It was a cool experience seeing them though*
Other Things
Pillar Point, Half-Moon Bay is part of the Purisma Rock Formation, with backbone fossils from whales and related species, sand dollar fossils, clam fossils, and other things.
How to Shell Better
I've been receiving compliments from other users about how I find such cool finds, and i'm here to show you how to shell!
Step 1: Keep your eyes on the ground
Just keep your eyes on the ground, who knows! You may find something interesting just buried under the sand if you look just carefully enough. You don't always have to keep your eyes on the ground, you can take your focus off the ground if you need to look at your surroundings.
Step 2: Always stay together
I find my shells with other people, like my brother or other kids. You can get more kids to join. Start a club, organize an event, those both can get some more people to join you.
Step 3: Look near water
Near water is where all the shells can be found!
Step 4: Go to a tidepool
Similar to the third step, tidepools are a great place to find shells!
Step 5: Leave living animals alone
Is it alive? If so, don't touch it unless you are willing to release it back into the wild! Small behaviors like keeping wild animals can both be bad for the environment, or it can be ILLEGAL! Invasive species are a different story, because they damage the ecosystem.
Happy shelling- DaMothBoi
