Joel Sartore Joel Sartore

National Geographic Photographer and Speaker

Keyword: Shell

Photo: A federally threatened ringed map turtle, Graptemys oculifera, at the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium.

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A federally threatened ringed map turtle, Graptemys oculifera, at the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium.

Partula snails (Partula nodosa) at the St. Louis Zoo's Monsanto Insectarium. Once found in French Polynesia, this species is now extinct in the wild.

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Partula snails (Partula nodosa) at the St. Louis Zoo’s Monsanto Insectarium. Once found in French Polynesia, this species is now extinct in the wild.

Photo: Snail (Marmorana muralis muralis) at the Environmental Education Center of the Ribeiras de Gaia.

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Snail (Marmorana muralis muralis) at the Environmental Education Center of the Ribeiras de Gaia.

Photo: Unidentified snail at the Environmental Education Center of the Ribeiras de Gaia.

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Unidentified snail at the Environmental Education Center of the Ribeiras de Gaia.

Photo: Unidentified snail at the Environmental Education Center of the Ribeiras de Gaia.

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Unidentified snail at the Environmental Education Center of the Ribeiras de Gaia.

Photo: Snail (Marmorana muralis muralis) at the Environmental Education Center of the Ribeiras de Gaia.

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Snail (Marmorana muralis muralis) at the Environmental Education Center of the Ribeiras de Gaia.

Photo: Shell of a dead freshwater mussel (Anodonta sp.) at Fluvi‡rio in Mora, Portugal.

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Shell of a dead freshwater mussel (Anodonta sp.) at Fluvi‡rio in Mora, Portugal.

Photo: Shell of a dead freshwater mussel (Anodonta sp.) at Fluvi‡rio in Mora, Portugal.

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Shell of a dead freshwater mussel (Anodonta sp.) at Fluvi‡rio in Mora, Portugal.

Picture of a Mississippi diamondback terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin) at the Estuarium in Dauphin Island, AL.

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A Mississippi diamondback terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin) at the Estuarium in Dauphin Island, AL.

Picture of a Mississippi diamondback terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin) at the Estuarium in Dauphin Island, AL.

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A Mississippi diamondback terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin) at the Estuarium in Dauphin Island, AL.

Photo: Southern oyster drill (Stramonita haemastoma) at the Dallas Children's Aquarium.

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Southern oyster drill (Stramonita haemastoma) at the Dallas Children’s Aquarium.

Suwannee alligator snapping turtle (Macrochelys suwanniensis) from the Suwannee River in Florida.

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Suwannee alligator snapping turtle (Macrochelys suwanniensis) from the Suwannee River in Florida.

Suwannee alligator snapping turtle (Macrochelys suwanniensis) from the Suwannee River in Florida.

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Suwannee alligator snapping turtle (Macrochelys suwanniensis) from the Suwannee River in Florida.

Suwannee alligator snapping turtle (Macrochelys suwanniensis) from the Suwannee River in Florida.

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Suwannee alligator snapping turtle (Macrochelys suwanniensis) from the Suwannee River in Florida.

Photo: Pinto abalone (Haliotis kamtschatkana) coming out of shell at Alutiiq Pride Shellfish Hatchery in Seward, AK.

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Pinto abalone (Haliotis kamtschatkana) coming out of shell at Alutiiq Pride Shellfish Hatchery in Seward, AK.

Photo: Pinto abalone (Haliotis kamtschatkana) at Alutiiq Pride Shellfish Hatchery in Seward, AK.

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Pinto abalone (Haliotis kamtschatkana) at Alutiiq Pride Shellfish Hatchery in Seward, AK.

Photo: An endangered pinto abalone (Haliotis kamtschatkana) the Alutiiq Pride Shellfish Hatchery in Seward, AK.

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An endangered pinto abalone (Haliotis kamtschatkana) the Alutiiq Pride Shellfish Hatchery in Seward, AK.

Photo: Pinto abalone (Haliotis kamtschatkana) coming out of shell at Alutiiq Pride Shellfish Hatchery in Seward, AK.

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Pinto abalone (Haliotis kamtschatkana) coming out of shell at Alutiiq Pride Shellfish Hatchery in Seward, AK.

Photo: Pinto abalone (Haliotis kamtschatkana) coming out of shell at Alutiiq Pride Shellfish Hatchery in Seward, AK.

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Pinto abalone (Haliotis kamtschatkana) coming out of shell at Alutiiq Pride Shellfish Hatchery in Seward, AK.

A southern three-banded armadillo (Tolypeutes matacus) at the Lincoln Children's Zoo.

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A southern three-banded armadillo (Tolypeutes matacus) at the Lincoln Children’s Zoo.

Photo: South Morocco spur thighed tortoise (Testudo graeca soussensis) at the Plzen Zoo in the Czech Republic.

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South Morocco spur thighed tortoise (Testudo graeca soussensis) at the Plzen Zoo in the Czech Republic.

A critically endangered Egyptian tortoise (Testudo kleinmanni) at the Houston Zoo.

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A critically endangered Egyptian tortoise (Testudo kleinmanni) at the Houston Zoo.

Picture of a Texas diamondback terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin littoralis) at the Houston Zoo.

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A Texas diamondback terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin littoralis) at the Houston Zoo.

Picture of a Texas diamondback terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin littoralis) at the Houston Zoo.

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A Texas diamondback terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin littoralis) at the Houston Zoo.

A critically endangered Egyptian tortoise (Testudo kleinmanni) at the Houston Zoo.

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A critically endangered Egyptian tortoise (Testudo kleinmanni) at the Houston Zoo.

Picture of a Florida crown conch (Melongena corona) at the Brevard Zoo.

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A Florida crown conch (Melongena corona) at the Brevard Zoo.

Picture of a male, Western hinge-back tortoise (Kinixys belliana nogeuyi) named Harvey at the Brevard Zoo.

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A male, Western hinge-back tortoise (Kinixys belliana nogeuyi) named Harvey at the Brevard Zoo.

Picture of a male, Western hinge-back tortoise (Kinixys belliana nogeuyi) named Harvey at the Brevard Zoo.

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A male, Western hinge-back tortoise (Kinixys belliana nogeuyi) named Harvey at the Brevard Zoo.

Photo: A snail on a gravel path at the Sunset Zoo in Manhattan, Kansas.

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A snail on a gravel path at the Sunset Zoo in Manhattan, Kansas.

Picture of an Ida's miter (Mitra idea) at the REEF, at the University of California, Santa Barbara.

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Ida’s miter (Mitra idea) at the REEF, at the University of California, Santa Barbara.

Picture of an Ida's miter (Mitra idea) at the REEF, at the University of California, Santa Barbara.

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Ida’s miter (Mitra idea) at the REEF, at the University of California, Santa Barbara.

Picture of a red abalone (Haliotis rufescens) at the REEF, at the University of California, Santa Barbara.

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A red abalone (Haliotis rufescens) at the REEF, at the University of California, Santa Barbara.

Picture of a red abalone (Haliotis rufescens) at the REEF, at the University of California, Santa Barbara.

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A red abalone (Haliotis rufescens) at the REEF, at the University of California, Santa Barbara.

Picture of a federally endangered white abalone (Haliotis sorenseni) at the REEF, at the University of California, Santa Barbara.

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A federally endangered white abalone (Haliotis sorenseni) at the REEF, at the University of California, Santa Barbara.

Picture of a white abalone (Haliotis sorenseni) at the REEF, at the University of California, Santa Barbara.

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A white abalone (Haliotis sorenseni) at the REEF, at the University of California, Santa Barbara.

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