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Sunday, June 16, 2019

Eastern Oyster (Crassostrea virginica)





often with purple splotch below



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Quahog (Hard Clam) Mercenaria mercenaria

tip of shell off to one side

valve off center with many narrow dents

often washed with purple inside

Posted by Sara Rall at 3:11 PM No comments:
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Atlantic Jingle (Anomia simplex)











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