Life in Newburgh on Ythan

By Talpa

Sea creatures

Two sea potatoes sitting in an ormer shell.
Sea potatoes, are burrowing sea urchins, echinoderms that go by the name of Echinocardium cordatum. 
Ormers are edible sea snails, otherwise known as ear-shells, sea ears, muttonfish, venus's-ears, paua or abalones. Their scientific name is Haliotis tuberculata .

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