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Edible crab (
Cancer pagurus
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The common and familiar edible crab is easily identified by its large black-tipped toothed pincers and characteristic ‘pie-crust’...
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Edible periwinkle (
Littorina littorea
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Periwinkles are a large family of gastropod molluscs found on the shore. The edible periwinkle is perhaps the best known species of...
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2 Videos
Edible sea urchin (
Echinus esculentus
)
The edible or common sea urchin has a large, rounded 'shell', which is actually an external skeleton, correctly called a 'test'...
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European cowrie (
Trivia monacha
)
The European or spotted cowrie is a marine mollusc that has an egg-shaped glossy shell featuring many transverse ridges with a long...
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