Pholas dactylus Linnaeus, 1758
Common Piddock
Pholas dactylusLinnaeus, 1758 - Common Piddock, Shells - glued back to orientation in life - ventral view

Image 0007: Shells - glued back to orientation in life - ventral view

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Photographer Malcolm Storey
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Image Reference P10871
Found as Dead shell
Date 9 Jul 1967
OS grid ref TQ30
Lat/Lon 50° 50' N, 0° 10' W
Location East Sussex, VC14, England
Voucher 9 Jul 1967[P]
Record summary dead shells c. 7cm deep in tunnels in chalk on foreshore
Return to Record page Pholas dactylus on 9 Jul 1967 at TQ30 in East Sussex
Return to Taxon page Pholas dactylus
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