Common Whelk Buccinum undatum

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Whelk Shell stained black by iron sulphide due to anoxic conditions and orange stains by ferric oxides in oxic conditions

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

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