# shells vector art

> Published shells vectors in the MyLaserTools Art Library, including historical illustrations and generated artwork where available. Personal and commercial use is subject to each file's source terms.

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- **Collection listings:** 389
- **Across:** 6 collections
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## Collections holding this subject

- [Japanese](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/japanese.md): Waves, koi, cranes and family crests from Japanese pattern books and Hokusai's sketchbooks.
- [Nautical](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/nautical.md): Anchors, compass roses, whales, rigging and knots from maritime sources.
- [Creatures](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/creatures.md): Beasts, sea monsters, shells and insects from early natural history engravings.
- [Patterns & Ornaments](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/ornaments.md): Rosettes, knots, frets, scrolls and repeat patterns that stand on their own, from pattern books and needlework manuals.
- [Heraldry](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/heraldry.md): Crests, shields, coats of arms, badges and crowns from heraldic handbooks.
- [Occult](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/occult.md): Sigils, seals and pentacles, alchemical emblems, zodiac figures and the reading of hands, engraved when magic was printed as carefully as botany.

## Pieces tagged shells

- [Hermit crab in a shell - Imayo Kushi Kiseru Hinagata, Volume 3 - 1823](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/japanese/hermit-crab-in-a-shell-imayo-kushi-kiseru-hinagata-volume-3-1823-1agohbt)
- [Bivalve with long siphons - A History of British Mollusca and Their Shells - 1853](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/nautical/bivalve-with-long-siphons-a-history-of-british-mollusca-and-thei-sfnhor)
- [Small snail crawling - A History of British Mollusca and Their Shells - 1853](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/nautical/small-snail-crawling-a-history-of-british-mollusca-and-their-she-1itc6m2)
- [Snail with raised tentacles - A History of British Mollusca and Their Shells - 1853](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/nautical/snail-with-raised-tentacles-a-history-of-british-mollusca-and-th-1k3fyp3)
- [Snail with a flared lip - A History of British Mollusca and Their Shells - 1853](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/nautical/snail-with-a-flared-lip-a-history-of-british-mollusca-and-their-1vctrz1)
- [Tall spired snail - A History of British Mollusca and Their Shells - 1853](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/nautical/tall-spired-snail-a-history-of-british-mollusca-and-their-shells-6ck7e1)
- [Shell on a leaf - A Manual of the Mollusca - 1851](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/nautical/shell-on-a-leaf-a-manual-of-the-mollusca-1851-152670e)
- [Spined shell with a foot - A Manual of the Mollusca - 1851](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/nautical/spined-shell-with-a-foot-a-manual-of-the-mollusca-1851-18bow9c)
- [Snail with a long foot - A Manual of the Mollusca - 1851](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/nautical/snail-with-a-long-foot-a-manual-of-the-mollusca-1851-1n6w7ue)
- [Spined conch shell - A Manual of the Mollusca - 1851](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/nautical/spined-conch-shell-a-manual-of-the-mollusca-1851-16pervd)
- [Rounded snail shell 03 - A Manual of the Mollusca - 1851](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/nautical/rounded-snail-shell-03-a-manual-of-the-mollusca-1851-1wpxsna)
- [Shell with the animal out - Elements of Conchology - 1860](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/nautical/shell-with-the-animal-out-elements-of-conchology-1860-2pavr6)
- [Cowrie shell - Elements of Conchology - 1860](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/nautical/cowrie-shell-elements-of-conchology-1860-bme3bl)
- [Spotted spired shell - Elements of Conchology - 1860](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/nautical/spotted-spired-shell-elements-of-conchology-1860-r41pmz)
- [Ribbed whelk shell - Elements of Conchology - 1860](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/nautical/ribbed-whelk-shell-elements-of-conchology-1860-1q9mfyr)
- [Spined murex shell - Elements of Conchology - 1860](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/nautical/spined-murex-shell-elements-of-conchology-1860-4cnu6u)
- [Basket sea urchin - Icones Animalium - 1560](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/nautical/basket-sea-urchin-icones-animalium-1560-656714)
- [Sea urchin and shells - Icones Animalium - 1560](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/nautical/sea-urchin-and-shells-icones-animalium-1560-176mbzw)
- [Snail with a swollen body - A History of British Mollusca and Their Shells - 1853](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/nautical/snail-with-a-swollen-body-a-history-of-british-mollusca-and-thei-1glxv9c)
- [Snail with a smooth shell - A History of British Mollusca and Their Shells - 1853](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/nautical/snail-with-a-smooth-shell-a-history-of-british-mollusca-and-thei-1r4xkqp)
- [Clam with a protruding foot - A History of British Mollusca and Their Shells - 1853](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/nautical/clam-with-a-protruding-foot-a-history-of-british-mollusca-and-th-pngsmi)
- [Snail with a globular shell 02 - A History of British Mollusca and Their Shells - 1853](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/nautical/snail-with-a-globular-shell-02-a-history-of-british-mollusca-and-1m2uq1d)
- [Snail with a globular shell 01 - A History of British Mollusca and Their Shells - 1853](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/nautical/snail-with-a-globular-shell-01-a-history-of-british-mollusca-and-1gnv3c7)
- [Coiled shell with the animal out - A History of British Mollusca and Their Shells - 1853](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/nautical/coiled-shell-with-the-animal-out-a-history-of-british-mollusca-a-1mpudfx)
- [File shell with fringed mantle 01 - A History of British Mollusca and Their Shells - 1853](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/nautical/file-shell-with-fringed-mantle-01-a-history-of-british-mollusca-ox1miq)
- [Scallop with a beaded mantle - A History of British Mollusca and Their Shells - 1853](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/nautical/scallop-with-a-beaded-mantle-a-history-of-british-mollusca-and-t-17c0oz1)
- [Netted shell - A History of British Mollusca and Their Shells - 1853](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/nautical/netted-shell-a-history-of-british-mollusca-and-their-shells-1853-15qnib)
- [Bivalve with siphon and foot - A History of British Mollusca and Their Shells - 1853](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/nautical/bivalve-with-siphon-and-foot-a-history-of-british-mollusca-and-t-1nkyls)
- [Snail with a tiny shell - A History of British Mollusca and Their Shells - 1853](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/nautical/snail-with-a-tiny-shell-a-history-of-british-mollusca-and-their-39iap7)
- [Snail with a speckled shell - A History of British Mollusca and Their Shells - 1853](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/nautical/snail-with-a-speckled-shell-a-history-of-british-mollusca-and-th-khwmg5)
- [File shell with fringed mantle 02 - A History of British Mollusca and Their Shells - 1853](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/nautical/file-shell-with-fringed-mantle-02-a-history-of-british-mollusca-1ujpify)
- [Mussel with a fringed mantle - A History of British Mollusca and Their Shells - 1853](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/nautical/mussel-with-a-fringed-mantle-a-history-of-british-mollusca-and-t-ygh8to)
- [Limpet in its shell - A History of British Mollusca and Their Shells - 1853](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/nautical/limpet-in-its-shell-a-history-of-british-mollusca-and-their-shel-1lch2f5)
- [Snail with a coiled shell - A History of British Mollusca and Their Shells - 1853](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/nautical/snail-with-a-coiled-shell-a-history-of-british-mollusca-and-thei-13yeq7a)
- [Snail on a stone - A History of British Mollusca and Their Shells - 1853](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/nautical/snail-on-a-stone-a-history-of-british-mollusca-and-their-shells-191eff0)
- [Barnacle plates - A History of British Mollusca and Their Shells - 1853](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/nautical/barnacle-plates-a-history-of-british-mollusca-and-their-shells-1-91bez7)
- [Snail with long horns - A History of British Mollusca and Their Shells - 1853](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/nautical/snail-with-long-horns-a-history-of-british-mollusca-and-their-sh-zfw7u8)
- [Spired snail crawling - A History of British Mollusca and Their Shells - 1853](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/nautical/spired-snail-crawling-a-history-of-british-mollusca-and-their-sh-1hjgham)
- [Snail with a shouldered shell - A History of British Mollusca and Their Shells - 1853](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/nautical/snail-with-a-shouldered-shell-a-history-of-british-mollusca-and-az7qdl)
- [Spired shell with the animal out - A History of British Mollusca and Their Shells - 1853](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/nautical/spired-shell-with-the-animal-out-a-history-of-british-mollusca-a-msiwmf)
- [Whelk with an extended foot - A History of British Mollusca and Their Shells - 1853](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/nautical/whelk-with-an-extended-foot-a-history-of-british-mollusca-and-th-141pedy)
- [Snail with paired tentacles - A History of British Mollusca and Their Shells - 1853](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/nautical/snail-with-paired-tentacles-a-history-of-british-mollusca-and-th-19guuzk)
- [Snail with a flared shell - A History of British Mollusca and Their Shells - 1853](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/nautical/snail-with-a-flared-shell-a-history-of-british-mollusca-and-thei-1o8cc8u)
- [Snail with a pointed spire - A History of British Mollusca and Their Shells - 1853](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/nautical/snail-with-a-pointed-spire-a-history-of-british-mollusca-and-the-1h1jf3u)
- [Snail with a rounded shell - A History of British Mollusca and Their Shells - 1853](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/nautical/snail-with-a-rounded-shell-a-history-of-british-mollusca-and-the-fknxpr)
- [Snail with a low shell - A History of British Mollusca and Their Shells - 1853](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/nautical/snail-with-a-low-shell-a-history-of-british-mollusca-and-their-s-sbsgqr)
- [Snail with a flattened shell - A History of British Mollusca and Their Shells - 1853](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/nautical/snail-with-a-flattened-shell-a-history-of-british-mollusca-and-t-10borh5)
- [Spired sea snail - A History of British Mollusca and Their Shells - 1853](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/nautical/spired-sea-snail-a-history-of-british-mollusca-and-their-shells-1vog6tt)
- [Spiral snail on the crawl - A History of British Mollusca and Their Shells - 1853](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/nautical/spiral-snail-on-the-crawl-a-history-of-british-mollusca-and-thei-1spc726)
- [Slug with a small shell - A History of British Mollusca and Their Shells - 1853](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/nautical/slug-with-a-small-shell-a-history-of-british-mollusca-and-their-9xr7)
- [Snail withdrawing into its shell - A History of British Mollusca and Their Shells - 1853](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/nautical/snail-withdrawing-into-its-shell-a-history-of-british-mollusca-a-zs8pjj)
- [Tall spired sea snail - A History of British Mollusca and Their Shells - 1853](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/nautical/tall-spired-sea-snail-a-history-of-british-mollusca-and-their-sh-28xkv5)
- [Nautilus section - A Manual of the Mollusca - 1851](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/nautical/nautilus-section-a-manual-of-the-mollusca-1851-htaxbl)
- [Ribbed spire shell 03 - A Manual of the Mollusca - 1851](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/nautical/ribbed-spire-shell-03-a-manual-of-the-mollusca-1851-11184t7)
- [Ammonite with suture lines 01 - A Manual of the Mollusca - 1851](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/nautical/ammonite-with-suture-lines-01-a-manual-of-the-mollusca-1851-1tc33u0)
- [Ammonite with suture lines 02 - A Manual of the Mollusca - 1851](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/nautical/ammonite-with-suture-lines-02-a-manual-of-the-mollusca-1851-1k88nh)
- [Ribbed ammonite - A Manual of the Mollusca - 1851](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/nautical/ribbed-ammonite-a-manual-of-the-mollusca-1851-3rw0k9)
- [Coiled ram's horn shell - A Manual of the Mollusca - 1851](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/nautical/coiled-rams-horn-shell-a-manual-of-the-mollusca-1851-1mdw5wb)
- [Knobbed spire shell 02 - A Manual of the Mollusca - 1851](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/nautical/knobbed-spire-shell-02-a-manual-of-the-mollusca-1851-18s2bhn)
- [Stepped spire shell 02 - A Manual of the Mollusca - 1851](https://www.mylasertools.com/art-library/nautical/stepped-spire-shell-02-a-manual-of-the-mollusca-1851-b5yuhc)

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