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Map of the sites holding the search term ""Cerastoderma edule""

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Yealm Estuary

…flete Creek. Here the mud infauna includes the bivalves Scorbicularia plana and Cerastoderma edule. More gravelly areas within the Creek support a dense cover of seaweeds Ulva lactuca and Chaetomorpha spp. and occasional patches of the fucoid Fucus ceranoides. The upper parts of…

Strangford Lough Part 1

…upport large populations of the bivalve molluscs tellina tenuis thin tellin and Cerastoderma edule edible cockle, whilst in the more muddy/gravel areas the community is dominated by Scrobicularia plana peppery furrow shell. The relatively extensive areas of estuarine saltmarsh at…

Thorness Bay

… marina, ragworm Hediste diversicolor, mason worm Lanice conchilega and cockles Cerastoderma edule. The rocky limestone ledges form low platforms, dissected by rectilinear cracks, which rise up to 1.5 metres above the sand and shingle shore. They provide classic examples of a roc…

Cromarty Firth

… rich and abundant invertebrate fauna with marine worms, marine snails, cockles Cerastoderma edule, as well as mussel beds Mytilus edulis. These, together with the extensive communities of pioneer plant species such as narrow-leaved eelgrass Zostera marina, dwarf eelgrass Zostera…

Aber Afon Conwy

…rm, baltic tellin, sand gaper Mya arenaria, peppery furrow shell, edible cockle Cerastoderma edule and the shrimp Corophium sp. Extensive sand banks down shore support the amphipods Bathyporeia sp. and Haustorius arenarius and the isopod Eurydice pulchra. As the shoreline widens …

Loch Fleet

…ductive, supporting a rich marine fauna of marine worms, marine snails, cockles Cerastoderma edule, razor shells Ensis spp. and mussel beds Mytilus edulis. These invertebrates are especially important during the winter months when they provide undisturbed feeding for migratory bi…

South Walney and Piel Channel Flats

…the mud snail Hydro biaulvae, bivalves Macoma balthica, Scrobicularia plana and Cerastoderma edule and polychaete and oligochaete worms. Small beds of the eel grasses Zostera angustifolia an Zostera marina occur around Roa Island and off Westfield, the only such beds known in nor…

Morfa Harlech

…outh of the Afon Dwyryd support the lugworm Arenicola marina, the common cockle Cerastoderma edule and often high numbers of the amphipod Corophium volutator. Within the Glaslyn and Dwyryd estuary, there are extensive areas of saltmarsh, particularly at Glastraeth and Glan-y-mor.…

Strangford Lough Part 3

…and Nereis diversicolor ragworm and the molluscs Macoma balthica Baltic tellin, Cerastoderma edule edible cockle, mya arenaria sand gaper and Mya truncata Blunt Gaper. These mudflats provide important feeding grounds for large numbers of wading birds and wildfowl. The fauna of th…

Carlingford Lough

… the seaward edge. Muddy sands towards the coastal fringe support common cockle Cerastoderma edule, the Baltic tellin Macoma balthica and a high polychaete worm diversity. Finally, at the landward edge of the flats, a muddy community consisting of laver spire shell Hydrobia ulvae…

Arfordir Pen-bre / Pembrey Coast

…mud near the creek and channel edges of the Gwendraeth saltmarsh. Edible cockle Cerastoderma edule occurs within the muddy sands of, for example, the Gwendraeth estuary, Salmon Point Scar and within the wet areas between the sandbanks to the north-west of Cefn Sidan beach. Sea po…

Aber Mawddach / Mawddach Estuary

…ry are dominated by lugworm Arenicola marina and bivalves such as common cockle Cerastoderma edule, Baltic tellin Macoma balthica, thin tellin Angulus tenuis and the tellin Fabulina fabula. On the north shore of the estuary there is an extensive area of common cockle and a large …

Foulness

…worm Arenicola supports the bartailed godwit and oystercatchers feed on cockles Cerastoderma edule. Empty cockle shells are washed up at Foulness Point to form the most extensive shell beach in Britain. Additionally, during work associated with proposals to create an airport on t…

Outer Ards

…n Northern Ireland. At Robins Bay, which has fine muddy sand, the common cockle Cerastoderma edule is frequent. Millin Bay and Wallaces Rocks are the most species-diverse and are associated with burrowing amphipods Pontocrates spp. and Bathyporeia spp. and various polychaetes, es…

Killough Bay and Strand Lough

…lin Maeoma balthica, peppery furrow shell Scrobicularia plana and common cockle Cerastoderma edule. The polychaete worms Seoloplos armiger and lugworm Arenicola marina are frequent as is the burrowing amphipod Corophium volutator. The green seaweed Enteromorpha spp. is widespread…

Tenby Cliffs and St. Catherine's Island

…f the thin tellin Angulus tenuis and juvenile bivalve molluscs including cockle Cerastoderma edule and Spisula sp. The harbour contains sandy mud with a black anoxic layer just below the surface where cockles occur in high density in places. The small beach at the rear supports a…

Twyni Lacharn - Pentywyn / Laugharne - Pendine Burrows

…trough shell Mactra stultorum are common. Towards Ginst Point the edible cockle Cerastoderma edule becomes dominant along with the cat worm and the thin tellin. Pools found between sand ripples here contain crustacea, such as the shrimp Crangon crangon and mysid shrimps. The lowe…

Waterwynch Bay to Saundersfoot Harbour

… which can be found on the lower shore, whilst the middle shore supports cockle Cerastoderma edule, banded wedge shell Donax vittatus, brittle star Ophiura ophiura and sea slug Philine aperta. Between the bays, many of the lower shore rocks are dominated by serrated wrack Fucus s…

Lower Fal & Helford Intertidal

…cluding the peacock worm Sabella pavonina and other polychaetes, and the cockle Cerastoderma edule. Extensive areas of sediment flats occur at the Bar round to Passage Cove, and on the opposite shore around Helford Point. At the Bar these range from sandy mud to coarse gravel an…

Morfa Dyffryn

…luding the lug worm Arenicola marina, sandmason worm Lanice conchilega, cockles Cerastoderma edule, gaper clam Mya arenaria, bivalves such as the peppery furrow shell Scrobicularia plana, and the rag worm Hediste diversicolor. The lower estuary is colonised by seaweeds such as eg…

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