The tide line is littered with the empty shells of Razor Shell bivalves. Autumn and winter storms leave many marine bivalves and molluscs stranded

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The tide line is littered with the empty shells of Razor Shell bivalves. Autumn and winter storms leave many marine bivalves and molluscs forming a distinct line at the high tide mark, the strand-line,

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Size: 5500px × 3481px
Location: Anglesey, UK
Photo credit: © Nick Greaves / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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