tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1885184849467086568.post779173048352997371..comments2024-03-18T10:40:00.766+00:00Comments on A Kilchoan Diary: Shelly BeachJonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11348491898920520197noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1885184849467086568.post-66006519512049747982017-08-16T11:10:30.295+01:002017-08-16T11:10:30.295+01:00Great eye for content.....as usual !Great eye for content.....as usual !woody135https://www.blogger.com/profile/15953774192427059226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1885184849467086568.post-6542919494574310042017-08-12T23:50:08.928+01:002017-08-12T23:50:08.928+01:00They are all so delicate and beautiful - what a lo...They are all so delicate and beautiful - what a lovely array of colors, patterns, shapes and textures! I love that minute sculpture found by Mrs. Diary too.Sara at Come Away With Mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07677354270954094291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1885184849467086568.post-69607430498650557222017-08-12T20:27:31.460+01:002017-08-12T20:27:31.460+01:00Looking at the spots on the Trivia arctica I feel ...Looking at the spots on the Trivia arctica I feel what you have collected is the northern cowrie Trivia monacha, also known as the European cowrie or spotted cowrie. They are similar, though the arctica is slightly smaller, paler and with no spots. I have looked on line to find a definitive identification without success. Does anybody know of a sure way to separate the shells, especially when immature?Derryck Mortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00351680886475749476noreply@blogger.com