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.

Appearances[edit]

Shells in the Animal Crossing series
Name Image Game
AC ACWW ACCF ACNL ACNH
Conch[nb 1] 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 2] Cowrie NH Inv Icon.png
Yes
AC 
Yes
WW 
Yes
CF 
Yes
NL 
Yes
NH 
Giant clam[nb 3] Giant Clam NH Inv Icon.png
Yes
AC 
Yes
WW 
Yes
CF 
Yes
NL 
Yes
NH 
Oyster shell[nb 4] Oyster Shell PC Icon.png
Green Check and Sea Creature Icon.png
NL 
Sea Creature
NH 
Pearl oyster[nb 5] Pearl-Oyster Shell NH Inv Icon.png
Yes
WW 
Yes
CF 
Green Check and Sea Creature Icon.png
NL 
Sea Creature
NH 
Sand dollar Sand Dollar NH Inv Icon.png
Yes
AC 
Yes
WW 
Yes
CF 
Yes
NL 
Yes
NH 
Scallop[nb 6] Scallop Shell NH Inv Icon.png
Yes
AC 
Yes
WW 
Yes
CF 
Green Check and Sea Creature Icon.png
NL 
Sea Creature
NH 
Sea snail[nb 7] 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[nb 8] Venus Comb NH Inv Icon.png
Yes
AC 
Yes
WW 
Yes
CF 
Yes
NL 
Yes
NH 

In Animal Crossing[edit]

Shells in Animal Crossing

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

In Wild World[edit]

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 pic.

Shells in Animal Crossing: Wild World

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

In City Folk[edit]

In Animal Crossing: City Folk, scallops can be traded with Pascal for an item from the Pirate Theme. 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[edit]

In Animal Crossing: New Leaf, there are three shells — oyster shell, pearl-oyster shell, and scallop shell — that have sea-creature counterparts which are obtained from divingoyster, pearl oyster, and scallop. Additionally, the player can take a giant-clam shell 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[edit]

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 9]
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[edit]

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
536 Shell stool shell stool Furniture Not for sale  Big sister villager
Cowrie
537 Shell fountain shell fountain Furniture Not for sale  Lazy villager
Giant clam
Stone
538 Shell table shell table Furniture Not for sale  Peppy villager
Sand dollar
Clay
539 Shell bed shell bed Furniture Not for sale  Peppy villager
Giant clam
Clay
Stone
540 Shell partition shell partition Furniture Not for sale  Big sister villager
Venus comb
Conch
541 Shell arch shell arch Furniture Not for sale  Lazy villager
Sea snail
Venus comb
Sand dollar
Coral
Giant clam
Cowrie
542 Shell lamp shell lamp Furniture Not for sale  Big sister villager
Giant clam
Clay
543 Shell speaker shell speaker Furniture Not for sale  Big sister villager
Conch
Iron nugget
544 Shell music box shell music box Furniture Not for sale  Peppy villager
Giant clam
Iron nugget
545 Mermaid table mermaid table Furniture Not for sale  Pascal
Pearl
Sand dollar
546 Mermaid shelf mermaid shelf Furniture Not for sale  Pascal
Pearl
Giant clam
Coral
547 Mermaid vanity mermaid vanity Furniture Not for sale  Pascal
Pearl
Giant clam
Coral
Iron nugget
548 Mermaid screen mermaid screen Furniture Not for sale  Pascal
Pearl
Giant clam
Sand dollar
549 Mermaid lamp mermaid lamp Furniture Not for sale  Pascal
Pearl
Conch
Coral
Iron nugget
550 Mermaid bed mermaid bed Furniture Not for sale  Pascal
Pearl
Giant clam
Sand dollar
551 Mermaid closet mermaid closet Furniture Not for sale  Pascal
Pearl
Giant clam
Coral
Sand dollar
552 Mermaid sofa mermaid sofa Furniture Not for sale  Pascal
Pearl
10× Sand dollar
553 Mermaid dresser mermaid dresser Furniture Not for sale  Pascal
Pearl
Giant clam
Coral
554 Mermaid chair mermaid chair Furniture Not for sale  Pascal
Pearl
Giant clam
Sand dollar
555 Mermaid wall clock mermaid wall clock Furniture Not for sale  Pascal
Pearl
Sea snail
Coral
Iron nugget
556 Mermaid wall mermaid wall Interior Not for sale  Pascal
Pearl
Sea snail
Sand dollar
Coral
Giant clam
Cowrie
557 Sandy-beach flooring sandy-beach flooring Interior Not for sale  Jock villager
Sea snail
Venus comb
Sand dollar
Coral
Giant clam
Cowrie
558 Mermaid flooring mermaid flooring Interior Not for sale  Pascal
Pearl
Sand dollar
Stone
559 Shell rug shell rug Interior Not for sale  Peppy villager
Giant clam
560 Mermaid rug mermaid rug Interior Not for sale  Pascal
Pearl
Sand dollar
561 Mermaid fence mermaid fence Fence Not for sale  Pascal
Pearl
Coral
Sand dollar
562 Shell wreath shell wreath Furniture Not for sale  Balloons
 Isabelle
Summer shell
Sea snail
Sand dollar
Coral
Giant clam
Cowrie
563 Tropical vista tropical vista Interior Not for sale  Balloons
 Message bottle
Summer shell
564 Underwater wall underwater wall Interior Not for sale  Balloons
 Message bottle
Summer shell
Coral
565 Underwater flooring underwater flooring Interior Not for sale  Balloons
 Message bottle
Summer shell
Coral
566 Starry-sands flooring starry-sands flooring Interior Not for sale  Balloons
 Message bottle
Summer shell
Sandy-beach flooring
567 Water flooring water flooring Interior Not for sale  Balloons
 Message bottle
Summer shell
568 Summer-shell rug summer-shell rug Interior Not for sale  Balloons
 Message bottle
Summer shell
569 Shellfish pochette shellfish pochette Clothing Not for sale  Balloons
 Message bottle
Giant clam
Summer shell
570 Shell wand shell wand Tools Not for sale  Balloons
 Message bottle
Summer shell
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.

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Notes[edit]

  1. Known as conch shell in New Leaf
  2. Known as porceletta prior to New Leaf and cowrie shell in New Leaf
  3. Known as white scallop prior to New Leaf and giant-clam shell in New Leaf
  4. Not to be confused with the oyster, a sea creature that is found from diving in the sea
  5. Known as pearl-oyster shell in New Leaf; not to be confused with the pearl oyster, a sea creature that is found from diving in the sea
  6. Known as lions paw in Animal Crossing and scallop shell in New Leaf; not to be confused with the scallop, a sea creature that is found from diving in the sea
  7. Known as wentletrap in Animal Crossing and Dall's Top prior to New Leaf
  8. Known as venus-comb shell in New Leaf
  9. Number of material needed to craft one of everything that requires this material


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