Shell

**Shells** are natural resources found on the shoreline. The player can pick them up at any time and they appear multiple times a day. The available shells vary by season and each shell has a type and an attribute which define its rarity. A maximum of 20 shells can spawn on the island per day; once the player picks all twenty, the shells stop spawning until the day changes.

Shells are one of the categories of items requested by Captain Billweather Snout for his collection. Shells can also be sold to shops or used to craft models at Octavia's Shell Models.

All shells stack to 30 in the player's backpack or storage.

## Classification

### Type

There are seven different types of shells: clams, conches, cowries, corals, snails, stars, and whelks. However, each shell has a specific name, which may or may not refer to its type.

A clamA cowrieA conchA coralA snailA starA whelk
### Rarity and appearance

Each type of shell has five degrees of rarity. Their appearance changes as they become rarer. Common shells are called rough, uncommon ones smooth, rare ones sparkling, legendary ones glowing, and mythical ones crystal.

Rough Atlantic cowrieSmooth Atlantic cowrieSparkling Atlantic cowrieGlowing Atlantic cowrieCrystal Atlantic cowrieRough heart cockleSmooth heart cockleSparkling heart cockleGlowing heart cockleCrystal heart cockleRough leather starSmooth leather starSparkling leather starGlowing leather starCrystal leather starRough lightning whelkSmooth lightning whelkSparkling lightning whelkGlowing lightning whelkCrystal lightning whelkRough staghorn coralSmooth staghorn coralSparkling staghorn coralGlowing staghorn coralCrystal staghorn coralRough true conchSmooth true conchSparkling true conchGlowing true conchCrystal true conchRough Burgundy snailSmooth Burgundy snailSparkling Burgundy snailGlowing Burgundy snailCrystal Burgundy snail
### Season

The shells available depend on the current season. The seasons last for two months each and overlap, meaning the player can find two types of seasonal shells each month. The color or a shell depends on the season:

* Early winter (December–January): purple
* Winter (January–February): white with blue
* Late winter (February–March): rusty beige
* Early spring (March–April): red
* Spring (April–May): blue with pink
* Late spring (May–June): green
* Early summer (June–July): blue
* Summer (July–August): yellow
* Late summer (August–September): pink
* Early fall (September–October): brown
* Fall (October–November): red and black
* Late fall (November–December): cyan

An early winter snailA winter snailA late winter snailAn early spring snailA spring snailA late spring snailAn early summer snailA summer snailA late summer snailAn early fall snailA fall snailA late fall snail
## Economy

### Donation rewards

The rarity of a shell determines the rewards given when donated to Captain Snout's Collection:

### Prices

The type of shell and its rarity determines the price it can be sold at in shops.

## Badges

Several badges are associated with collecting shells or donating them to Captain's collection.

## Version history

* 2.0.0: Added snail type shells.
* 1.8.0: Fixed sale prices for sparkling spring shells. The rarity tag of crystal shells changed from unique to mythical.
* 1.6.2: Sale and buy price of all shells increased by 5x.