Rissoa membranacea var membranacea (J. Adams), (a marine snail)


10 Feb 2012 at OSGR: SY68 in Dorset, England

Record Summaryhundreds of dead shells washed up on the strand-line
Found asDead shell
Date10 February 2012
OS grid refOSGR: SY68
Lat/Lon50° 40’ N, 2° 30’ W
Vice CountyDorset, VC no: 9
CountryEngland
Voucher10 Feb 2012[D]
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Notes:

hundreds of dead shells washed up on the strand-line among thousands of shells of Akera bullata var. nana.

Seaward in Porcupine Newsletter (vol 3, no, 6 p141) assigns this large thin-shelled form to this variety.

The following literature was used to identify this find:

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