The Prickly Cockle is a common bi-valve of muddy and sandy shores below the littoral zone. Their empty shells are regularly washed up on the strand

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The Prickly Cockle is a common bi-valve of muddy and sandy shores below the littoral zone. Their empty shells are regularly washed up on the strand line with the spines worn off

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Location: Anglesey, UK
Photo credit: © Nick Greaves / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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