In the most amateur sense you would call yourself a shell collector…However, considering the fact that you are not just collecting for the sake of collecting (although you may be), but to study the specimens (even if it may be in the most primitive sense), therefore, you can call yourself a conchologist.
A person that studies sea shells is called a conchologist.
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Seashells are not just a shell , but we should keep in our mind this is the birth chember of the animal and living place for a considarable time till its time come to and end and that make us happy in the enviornment of sea beach and the most lelaxed place to you and me enjoy with our friends familly and kids
How does a person become a conchologist?