Shell animals

Soft bodied animals with a hard outer case (sort of crunchy with a soft centre!). These animals move on a broad flatted foot. Conch, Limpets, Winkles, Whelks, Mussels, Oysters, Scallops, Barnacles.

Old cockle shells (Cardium Edule) lie discarded, washed-up and banked in a heap on the beach
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An assortment of periwinkles on the beach on Arran, Edible Periwinkle (Littorina littorea) and Flat Periwinkle (Littorina Littoralis) found on mud flats and amongst bladderwrack seaweed on the seashore.
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Mussels (Mytilus Edulis) at low-tide Drumtroddan Bay, Arran. A common bivalve popular as a seaside treat, shellfish.
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Limpets (Patella Vulgata) cling to rocks at low-tide surrounded by Barnacles (Chthalamus Stellatus).
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Underside sucker/foot of the limpet (which was UNHURT) (Patella Vulgata)
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Giant Tridacna clam
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Basketstar, Basket Starfish (Astrophyton muricatum) echinoderm
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flamingo tongue shell
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fire scallop
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