Shells in demand: exotics can be found more and more on the Dutch coast | Nature

The Wadden Islands in particular are a mecca for shell seekers.

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A real beach summer; not only for sunbathing and swimming, but also for looking for shells. On the Dutch coast more and more exotics can be found with beautiful names such as smooth-billed mussel and bent lattice mussel, according to the recently released, updated ‘Veldgids shells’.