#mactra

12 surf clam (Spisula solida) halves.

1 hard clam (Mercenaria mercenaria) half – not confident with this id.

2 rayed artemis (Dosinia exoleta) halves.

5 banded venus (Clausinella fasciata) halves.

1 thin tellin (Tellina tenuis) pair.

1 blue rayed limpet (Patella pellucida).

1 striped venus (Chamelea gallina) pair, + 5 halves.

1 rayed trough shell (Mactra stultorum) half.

1 painted top shell (Calliostoma zizyphinum).

1 flat periwinkle (Littorina obtusata).

2 netted dog whelks (Tritia reticulata).

and probably the last weathered shell fragment I’ll collect. I’d already stopped picking these up, however perfect, and only took this one to make a point about omitting this object type from beach hauls from now on.

1 slipper limpet (Crepidula fornicata).

1 banded wedge shell (Donax vittatus) pair, attached.

1 rayed trough shell (Mactra stultorum) pair, attached.

2 thick top shells (Phorcus lineatus).

3 flat top shells (Gibbula umbilicaulis).

7 grey top shells (Gibbula cineraria).

1 netted dog whelk (Tritia reticulata) shell.

5 flat periwinkle (Littorina obtustata) shells.

5 common periwinkle (Littorina littorea) shells.

1 weathered bivalve fragment.

1 weathered ceramic fragment, white with 2 or 3 ridges across one side.

2 more of the usual pale blue ceramic fragments.