Shell

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Shells placed down as furniture in Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer

Shells are common items that wash up on the sea shoreline in every Animal Crossing game. They provide an easy, yet minimal, source of income, and are often used in the first few days in order to obtain enough Bells to buy tools. A limited number of shells appear at a time, usually 15.

If they are picked up, they will slowly start to reappear in a new location. Dropped shells do not affect the player's environment rating. Entering buildings and saving the game will likely cause new shells to show up. Coconuts that wash up on the beach in Animal Crossing: Wild World and Animal Crossing: City Folk do not count towards the 15 shell limit.

Appearance

Shells in the Animal Crossing series
Name Image Game
AC ACWW ACCF ACNL ACNH
Conch Conch NH Inv Icon.png
Yes
AC 
Yes
WW 
Yes
CF 
Yes
NL 
Yes
NH 
Coral Coral NH Inv Icon.png
Yes
AC 
Yes
WW 
Yes
CF 
Yes
NL 
Yes
NH 
Cowrie[nb 1] Cowrie NH Inv Icon.png
Yes
AC 
Yes
WW 
Yes
CF 
Yes
NL 
Yes
NH 
Giant Clam[nb 2] Giant Clam NH Inv Icon.png
Yes
AC 
Yes
WW 
Yes
CF 
Yes
NL 
Yes
NH 
Oyster Shell[nb 3] Oyster Shell PC Icon.png
Yes
NL 
Pearl Oyster Pearl-Oyster Shell NH Inv Icon.png
Yes
WW 
Yes
CF 
Sea Creature
NL 
Sea Creature
NH 
Sand Dollar Sand Dollar NH Inv Icon.png
Yes
AC 
Yes
WW 
Yes
CF 
Yes
NL 
Yes
NH 
Scallop[nb 4] Scallop Shell NH Inv Icon.png
Yes
AC 
Yes
WW 
Yes
CF 
Sea Creature
NL 
Sea Creature
NH 
Sea Snail[nb 5] Sea Snail Shell NH Inv Icon.png
Yes
AC 
Yes
WW 
Yes
CF 
Yes
NL 
Yes
NH 
Summer Shell Summer Shell NH Inv Icon.png
Yes
NH 
Venus Comb Venus Comb NH Inv Icon.png
Yes
AC 
Yes
WW 
Yes
CF 
Yes
NL 
Yes
NH 

In Animal Crossing

Shells in Animal Crossing

Item Image Buy price Sell price Available from
[[|Conch]] conch Not for sale  350 Bells Beach
[[|Coral]] coral Not for sale  250 Bells Beach
[[|Lions paw]] lions paw Not for sale  40 Bells Beach
[[|Porceletta]] porceletta Not for sale  30 Bells Beach
[[|Sand dollar]] sand dollar Not for sale  60 Bells Beach
[[|Venus comb]] venus comb Not for sale  150 Bells Beach
[[|Wentletrap]] wentletrap Not for sale  20 Bells Beach
[[|White scallop]] white scallop Not for sale  450 Bells Beach

In Wild World

In Animal Crossing: Wild World, the scallop can only be obtained in the Golden Axe trading event from Tortimer in exchange for a massage chair. If Pascal is given a Scallop, the player will receive either a Golden Axe or Pascal's picture.

Shells in Animal Crossing: Wild World

Item Image Sell price Available from
Conch Conch WW Inv Icon.png  350 Bells Beach
Coral Coral WW Inv Icon.png  250 Bells Beach
Dall's Top Dall's Top WW Inv Icon.png  90 Bells Beach
Pearl Oyster Pearl Oyster WW Inv Icon.png  1,200 Bells Beach
Porceletta Porceletta WW Inv Icon.png  30 Bells Beach
Sand Dollar Sand Dollar WW Inv Icon.png  60 Bells Beach
Scallop Scallop WW Inv Icon.png  600 Bells  Tortimer
Venus Comb Venus Comb WW Inv Icon.png  150 Bells Beach
White Scallop White Scallop WW Inv Icon.png  450 Bells Beach

In City Folk

In Animal Crossing: City Folk, scallops can be traded with Pascal for an item from the Pirate Theme, including the Sea View wallpaper and Ship Deck flooring. Pascal will only accept the scallop, not the white scallop.

Shells in Animal Crossing: City Folk

Item Image Sell price Available from
Conch Conch CF Icon.png  350 Bells Beach
Coral Coral CF Icon.png  250 Bells Beach
Dall's Top Dall's Top CF Icon.png  90 Bells Beach
Pearl Oyster Pearl Oyster CF Icon.png  1,200 Bells Beach
Porceletta Porceletta CF Icon.png  30 Bells Beach
Sand Dollar Sand Dollar CF Icon.png  60 Bells Beach
Scallop Scallop CF Icon.png  600 Bells Beach
Venus Comb Venus Comb CF Icon.png  150 Bells Beach
White Scallop White Scallop CF Icon.png  450 Bells Beach

In New Leaf

In Animal Crossing: New Leaf, Scallops and Pearl Oysters are sea creatures, and are thus obtained from diving, as opposed to shells in earlier installations of the Animal Crossing series. Additionally, the player can take a Giant Clam to Cyrus at Re-Tail along a K.K. Slider song in order to create a music box.

Shells in Animal Crossing: New Leaf

Item Image Sell price Available from
Conch Shell Conch Shell NL Icon.png  350 Bells Beach
Coral Coral NL Icon.png  250 Bells Beach
Cowrie Shell Cowrie Shell NL Icon.png  30 Bells Beach
Giant-Clam Shell Giant-Clam Shell NL Icon.png  450 Bells Beach
Oyster Shell Oyster Shell NL Icon.png  450 Bells Beach
Pearl-Oyster Shell Pearl-Oyster Shell NL Icon.png  1,200 Bells Beach
Sand Dollar Sand Dollar NL Icon.png  60 Bells Beach
Scallop Shell Scallop Shell NL Icon.png  600 Bells Beach
Sea-Snail Shell Sea-Snail Shell NL Icon.png  90 Bells Beach
Venus-Comb Shell Venus-Comb Shell NL Icon.png  150 Bells Beach

In New Horizons

In Animal Crossing: New Horizons, while Hermit Crab and Manila Clam can also be found on the Beach, they are not classified as a Shell.

Shells in Animal Crossing: New Horizons

Item Image Icon Available from Sell price Recipes Total needed[nb 6]
Conch conch conch Beach
  700 Bells 3 10
Coral coral coral Beach
  500 Bells 13 35
Cowrie cowrie cowrie Beach
  60 Bells 5 12
Giant clam giant clam giant clam Beach
  900 Bells 17 38
Sand dollar sand dollar sand dollar Beach
  120 Bells 14 58
Sea snail sea snail sea snail Beach
  180 Bells 5 10
Summer shell summer shell summer shell Beach
  600 Bells 9 36
Venus comb venus comb venus comb Beach
  300 Bells 3 8
Includes data sourced from the Data Spreadsheet for Animal Crossing New Horizons, compiled and edited by 6480, noizhub, Ricky, chaiinchomp, saberslime, robotic_scarab, mollumisc, sunmarsh, kyrokey, obstinateRixatrix, jackiwi, Zalex, SuperHamster, kait, hyuum, Azarro, Czarcasm, cinnamon_swirlix, astronomyfortwo, Welcius, glowtopia, BriKun, Alyrei, dodocodes.com, StevieCoops, sneeze, Shiny190, TwistedPeach, LavaToaster, capstone, vmario, rocklamp, Alexis, Aeon, and PanchamBro.

DIY recipes

Shells are used as a crafting material in the DIY recipes for the following items:

Recipes in Animal Crossing: New Horizons

# Item Image Type Buy price Available from Materials
- [[|Shellfish pochette]] shellfish pochette Clothing Not for sale  Balloons
 Message bottle
 2× Giant clam
6× Summer shell
- [[|Mermaid fence]] mermaid fence Fence Not for sale  Pascal
 1× Pearl
5× Coral
5× Sand dollar
- [[|Mermaid wall clock]] mermaid wall clock Furniture Not for sale  Pascal
 1× Pearl
3× Sea snail
2× Coral
2× Iron nugget
- [[|Shell wreath]] shell wreath Furniture Not for sale  Balloons
 Isabelle
 1× Summer shell
1× Sea snail
1× Sand dollar
1× Coral
1× Giant clam
1× Cowrie
- [[|Mermaid bed]] mermaid bed Furniture Not for sale  Pascal
 2× Pearl
2× Giant clam
5× Sand dollar
- [[|Mermaid chair]] mermaid chair Furniture Not for sale  Pascal
 1× Pearl
1× Giant clam
2× Sand dollar
- [[|Mermaid closet]] mermaid closet Furniture Not for sale  Pascal
 2× Pearl
2× Giant clam
2× Coral
5× Sand dollar
- [[|Mermaid dresser]] mermaid dresser Furniture Not for sale  Pascal
 2× Pearl
1× Giant clam
3× Coral
- [[|Mermaid lamp]] mermaid lamp Furniture Not for sale  Pascal
 1× Pearl
3× Conch
2× Coral
2× Iron nugget
- [[|Mermaid screen]] mermaid screen Furniture Not for sale  Pascal
 2× Pearl
3× Giant clam
5× Sand dollar
- [[|Mermaid shelf]] mermaid shelf Furniture Not for sale  Pascal
 1× Pearl
1× Giant clam
4× Coral
- [[|Mermaid sofa]] mermaid sofa Furniture Not for sale  Pascal
 1× Pearl
10× Sand dollar
- [[|Mermaid table]] mermaid table Furniture Not for sale  Pascal
 1× Pearl
4× Sand dollar
- [[|Mermaid vanity]] mermaid vanity Furniture Not for sale  Pascal
 1× Pearl
1× Giant clam
2× Coral
2× Iron nugget
- [[|Shell lamp]] shell lamp Furniture Not for sale  Big sister villager
 2× Giant clam
3× Clay
- [[|Shell music box]] shell music box Furniture Not for sale  Peppy villager
 3× Giant clam
2× Iron nugget
- [[|Shell speaker]] shell speaker Furniture Not for sale  Big sister villager
 3× Conch
2× Iron nugget
- [[|Shell arch]] shell arch Furniture Not for sale  Lazy villager
 3× Sea snail
3× Venus comb
3× Sand dollar
3× Coral
3× Giant clam
3× Cowrie
- [[|Shell bed]] shell bed Furniture Not for sale  Peppy villager
 5× Giant clam
3× Clay
4× Stone
- [[|Shell fountain]] shell fountain Furniture Not for sale  Lazy villager
 5× Giant clam
3× Stone
- [[|Shell partition]] shell partition Furniture Not for sale  Big sister villager
 4× Venus comb
4× Conch
- [[|Shell stool]] shell stool Furniture Not for sale  Big sister villager
 5× Cowrie
- [[|Shell table]] shell table Furniture Not for sale  Peppy villager
 7× Sand dollar
3× Clay
- [[|Mermaid wall]] mermaid wall Interior Not for sale  Pascal
 2× Pearl
2× Sea snail
2× Sand dollar
2× Coral
2× Giant clam
2× Cowrie
- [[|Tropical vista]] tropical vista Interior Not for sale  Balloons
 Message bottle
 5× Summer shell
- [[|Underwater wall]] underwater wall Interior Not for sale  Balloons
 Message bottle
 3× Summer shell
5× Coral
- [[|Mermaid flooring]] mermaid flooring Interior Not for sale  Pascal
 2× Pearl
5× Sand dollar
5× Stone
- [[|Sandy-beach flooring]] sandy-beach flooring Interior Not for sale  Jock villager
 1× Sea snail
1× Venus comb
1× Sand dollar
1× Coral
1× Giant clam
1× Cowrie
- [[|Starry-sands flooring]] starry-sands flooring Interior Not for sale  Balloons
 Message bottle
 3× Summer shell
1× Sandy-beach flooring
- [[|Underwater flooring]] underwater flooring Interior Not for sale  Balloons
 Message bottle
 3× Summer shell
3× Coral
- [[|Water flooring]] water flooring Interior Not for sale  Balloons
 Message bottle
 6× Summer shell
- [[|Mermaid rug]] mermaid rug Interior Not for sale  Pascal
 1× Pearl
3× Sand dollar
- [[|Shell rug]] shell rug Interior Not for sale  Peppy villager
 3× Giant clam
- [[|Summer-shell rug]] summer-shell rug Interior Not for sale  Balloons
 Message bottle
 6× Summer shell
- [[|Shell wand]] shell wand Tools Not for sale  Balloons
 Message bottle
 3× Summer shell
3× Star fragment
Includes data sourced from the Data Spreadsheet for Animal Crossing New Horizons, compiled and edited by 6480, noizhub, Ricky, chaiinchomp, saberslime, robotic_scarab, mollumisc, sunmarsh, kyrokey, obstinateRixatrix, jackiwi, Zalex, SuperHamster, kait, hyuum, Azarro, Czarcasm, cinnamon_swirlix, astronomyfortwo, Welcius, glowtopia, BriKun, Alyrei, dodocodes.com, StevieCoops, sneeze, Shiny190, TwistedPeach, LavaToaster, capstone, vmario, rocklamp, Alexis, Aeon, and PanchamBro.

Gallery

Screenshots

  • Picking up shells on the beach shore in Animal Crossing: New Leaf

  • Animal Crossing: New Horizons

Assets

Icons

  • Coral
    (Animal Crossing)

  • Generic shell
    (Animal Crossing)

  • Generic shell
    (Animal Crossing)

  • Coral
    (Doubutsu no Mori e+)

  • Generic shell
    (Doubutsu no Mori e+)

  • Generic shell
    (Doubutsu no Mori e+)

Models

  • Conch
    (Animal Crossing)

  • Coral
    (Animal Crossing)

  • Lions Paw
    (Animal Crossing)

  • Porceletta
    (Animal Crossing)

  • Sand Dollar
    (Animal Crossing)

  • Venus Comb
    (Animal Crossing)

  • Wentletrap
    (Animal Crossing)

  • White Scallop
    (Animal Crossing)

  • Conch
    (Animal Crossing: Wild World)

  • Coral
    (Animal Crossing: Wild World)

  • Dall's Top
    (Animal Crossing: Wild World)

  • Pearl Oyster
    (Animal Crossing: Wild World)

  • Porceletta
    (Animal Crossing: Wild World)

  • Sand Dollar
    (Animal Crossing: Wild World)

  • Scallop
    (Animal Crossing: Wild World)

  • Venus Comb
    (Animal Crossing: Wild World)

  • White Scallop
    (Animal Crossing: Wild World)

Notes

  1. ↑ Known as Porceletta prior to New Leaf.
  2. ↑ Known as White Scallop prior to New Leaf.
  3. ↑ Not to be confused with the Oyster sea creature that is found from diving in the sea
  4. ↑ Known as Lion's Paw prior to Wild World.
  5. ↑ Known as Dall's Top prior to New Leaf and Wentletrap prior to Wild World.
  6. ↑ Number of material needed to craft one of everything that requires this material


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