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It opened to the public in 1995, and operates as an information and reference center for national and international scientists, students, and shell enthusiasts who are interested in the marine, terrestrial, and land mollusks of the Gulf Of Mexico and Florida . The museum was designed by architect George "Tutts" Tuttle Jr., from neighboring Captiva Island . Sanibel Island is one of the better seashell collecting spots in the world (comparable to Jeffreys Bay in Africa and the Sulu Archipelago in the Pacific). Many of the museum's exhibits were collected on the island's own beaches. In addition, actor Raymond Burr owned a shell-strewn island in the Fiji s and gave his considerable collection of Fijian cowries and cones to the museum.Lowry, Betty. " Sanibel -- It Rhymes With Shell ". ''Society of American Travel Writers'', 1998. The founding director was R. Tucker Abbott . REFERENCES |
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