Atlantic Jingle Shell
Anomia simplex
Thin, translucent discs in gold, silver and orange that clink like coins in a pocket.
- Typical size
- 0.5–2 in
- How often it turns up
- Very common
- Collecting
- Usually legal to collect
- Handling
- Safe to handle
Loose valves are fine to collect.
How to tell it apart
- Paper-thin and slightly translucent
- Gold, apricot, silver or grey sheen
- Irregular, warped outline
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