Science: Biology

As a kid in primary school, I was fascinated by animals and plants. The only thing that changed in that aspect is that I now refer to it as biology.

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Seashells

As a kid, I used to collect seashells. I liked the exotic type that I would buy or receive from people that had visited equally exotic places, but the greatest joy came from studying the — relative boring looking — ones I would find on the Dutch (west) coasts.

Found
Name [nl] Binomial name [la] Place Date
Gedoornde hartschelp Acanthocardia echinata Kijkduin
Geknobbelde hartschelp Acanthocardia tuberculata Kijkduin
Wijde mantel Aequipecten opercularis Kijkduin
Noordkromp Arctica islandica Scheveningen
Kokkel Cerastoderma edule Kijkduin
Venusschelp Chamelea striatula Scheveningen
Japanse oester Crassostrea gigas Scheveningen
Amerikaanse zwaardschede Ensis americanus Kijkduin
Grote zwaardschede Ensis arcuatus Kijkduin
Klein tafelmesheft Ensis minor Kijkduin
Groot tafelmesheft Ensis siliqua Scheveningen
Noorse hartschelp Laevicardium crassum Scheveningen
Afgeknotte gaper Mya truncata Scheveningen
Gewone oester Ostrea edulis Scheveningen
Tapijtschelp Venerupis senegalensis Scheveningen