There are two species of Tectura which occur around the British and Irish coastline – Tectura testudinalis (Tortoiseshell limpet) and T. virginea (White tortoiseshell limpet).
Probably one of the most unusual molluscan groups in appearance, chitons have eight shell plates in linear arrangement surrounded by a fleshy girdle.
Skye falls within the area of the Highland Biological Recording Gr
British Seashells: A Guide for Conchologists & Beachcombers. Paul Chambers with illustrations by George Sowerby. Pen & Sword Books, Barnsley, 2009. 233pp. Hardback. £25.00 rrp.
Mollusc World 22, page 29
Hard on the heels of Paul Chambers’ recent book on Channel I
Arion ater is well known to be very variable in colouration - from jet black right through to w
My Skye slug recording began in 1997 when we had booked a family holiday in Skye over Easter.
If you find that cooked bivalves often turn out a bit tough, you m
