Thick Trough Shell (Spisula solida)

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Thick Trough Shell

Very thick shell up to 2 inches long, not as easy to break as the similarly-shaped Rayed Trough shell. Trough shell species can often be distinguished by their length / width ratio - in this case approximately 1.2.

Found at Tenby South Beach, Pembrokeshire