Showing posts with label shells. Show all posts
Showing posts with label shells. Show all posts

15 February 2010

More shells from Oxwich beach...

Below is a selection of shells & miscellaneus items found on the beach yesterday:

A Common Limpet (Patella vulgata)
B Slipper Limpet (Crepidula fornicata)
C Common Whelk (Buccinum undatum)
D Common Otter-shell (Lutraria lutraria)
E Edible Mussel (Mytilus edulis)
F Common Cockle (Cerastoderma edulis)
G Prickly Cockle (Acanthocardia echinata)
H Norway Cockle (Laevicardium crassum)
I Banded Wedge-shell (Donax vittatus)
J Thin Tellin (Angulus tenuis)
K Rayed Trough-shell (Mactra stultorum)
L Striped Venus (Chamelea gallina)
M Sword Razor (Ensis ensis)
N Pod Razor (Ensis siliqua)
O Egg-shell Razor (Pharum legumen)
P Variegated Scallop (Chlamys varia)
Q Edible Oyster (Ostrea edulis)
R Faroe Sunset-shell (Gari fervensis)
S White Piddock (Barnea candida)
T Dogfish purse (Scyliorhius sp.)

14 February 2010

Shell Heart

For any romantics out there...


And for the more scientific, these shells were collected in Oxwich Bay. The species being:
Common Cockle (Cerastodrema edulis)
Prickly Cockle (Acanthocardia echinata)
Pod Razor (Ensis siliqua)
Egg-shell Razor (Pharus legumen)
Common Whelk (Buccinum undatum)

Happy Valentine's Day