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22. Jan: Unusually patterend shells...

22. Jan:Unusually patterend shells with zigzag lines or big dark blotches can recently be found on northern Waddensea beaches: the Manila clam. Around 2012 this bivalve from the Chinese Sea which is distributed worldwide by aquaculture has invaded the Waddensea. First adult specimen were found in 2016 in the vicinity of the Halligen in Northern Frisia. Amrum and Föhr followed in 2018, Sylt in 2021 and meanwhile Rømø in the north and the Elbe estuary in the south have been reached. What comes next? Alle records are very welcome. The species exhibits the fine line structure on the shell outside that is typical for all carpet shells. It is more stout and rounded than the indigenous Pullet carpet shell. The coloration is noticeably vaiable. Good luck with your search!
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15.11.2015 Harbour seal, dead Jonas Jaster West
14.11.2015 Common cockle Wolfgang Schröder Langwarden
14.11.2015 Nets and pieces of net < 50 cm Wolfgang Schröder West
14.11.2015 Shelduck Wolfgang Schröder Bremerhaven
14.11.2015 Baltic tellin Wolfgang Schröder Langwarden
14.11.2015 Nets and pieces of net < 50 cm Wolfgang Schröder Langwarden
14.11.2015 String and cord (diameter < 1 cm) Alexandra Struck St. Peter
14.11.2015 String and cord (diameter < 1 cm) Alexandra Struck St. Peter
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