Washed up shells on West Beach, Littlehampton. Most are of the Slipper Limpet, an American species

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Washed up shells on West Beach, Littlehampton. Most are of the Slipper Limpet (Crepidula fornicata), an American species accidentally imported into the UK in the late 1800s and is now very, very common on the English Channel shoreline.

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Size: 4288px × 2848px
Location: Littlehampton, West Sussex
Photo credit: © Nigel Sawyer / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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