Rayed Trough Shell Matra stultorum Taken At Ainsdale, Merseyside, UK

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This Rayed Trough Shell has been buried in anoxic sediment where it has been blackened by interaction with sulphuric hydride produced by anaerobic bacteria living in the sediment.

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Size: 5100px × 3400px
Location: Ainsdale, Sefton Coast, Merseyside, England, UK
Photo credit: © Sabena Jane Blackbird / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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