Rayed Trough Shells are distinctive bi-valves with radiating rays of brown colouration. The live in the sand in the sub-littoral zone and are common

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Rayed Trough Shells are distinctive bi-valves with radiating rays of brown colouration. The live in the sand in the sub-littoral zone and are fairly common around the UK coast

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