Mollusc shells on marine beach (Mullet Key, Tampa Bay, Florida, USA) 2

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Summary[edit] Description: English: Mollusc shells on a marine beach in Florida, USA (December 2012). Several beaches along the Gulf of Mexico coast of southern Florida are famous for having an abundance of shells - they form moderately thick piles along the shoreline. The relative abundance and quality of shells varies from site to site and with weather & seasonal conditions. The shells shown above are 99% bivalves, but other organisms are also present. Ark clams and venus clams are most common here, but I also see scallop shells and slipper snail shells. Locality: Fort DeSoto Gulf Pier Beach - marine shoreline just north of the southwestern corner of Mullet Key, Fort DeSoto County Park, northwestern Tampa Bay, southwestern Florida, USA. Date: 18 December 2012, 16:58:50. Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/47445767@N05/26324806961/. Author: James St. John.