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Found washed up on the beach.
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Found washed up on the beach.
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Found washed up on the beach.
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Found washed up on the beach.
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Found washed up on the beach.
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Couldn't find anything similar to this one to have a guess.
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Couldn't find anything similar to this one to have a guess.
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Couldn't find anything similar to this one to have a guess.
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intertidal rocks
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intertidal rocks
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Nesting Mussel. Species has the habit of making a byssus thread nest, this then joins to form clusters with neighbouring ones . Storms occasionally dislodge clumps of these nests, with animals still attached. Dwell under rocks at low tide. Specimens with some periostracum still visible on shell.
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Nesting Mussel, lives in the sponge beds off this point. Nice fresh example with full periostracum
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Nesting Mussel, lives in the sponge beds off this point. Nice fresh example with full periostracum
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Washed up on the beach at the hide tide mark.
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Washed up on the beach.
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Localy common at times, totally uncommon at other times. I have never found a whole one but these wash up from time to time. The location name is not accurate - Reason
