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Description: | The Common Otter Shell is found in shallow water just offshore. It occurs all around the British coast, and prefers to live in fine sand. Otter shells burrow deep beneath the surface and have very large siphons that reach up to the surface of the seabed to feed. They can grow up to 12cm, and have very thin shells. These shells are often washed up on the beach but are rarely found intact because they are very fragile. | Source: | Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums | Identifier: | emu.ecatalogue.invertebratezoology.19950 | Go to resource |
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