ACJ’s Biology

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

Drawings

Flower, 2001.
Flower, 2001.
Flower, 2001.

Conchology

I have always liked seashells. Of course, the exotic and ancient ones are always interesting, but I actually prefer collecting the (relatively boring looking) ones I find on at the Dutch coasts.

Dutch nameScientific nameFound
AlikruikLittorina littorea✓
Amerikaanse boormosselPetricola pholadiformis✓
Amerikaanse zwaardschedeEnsis leei✓
Bonte mantelMimachlamys varia✓
Gedoornde hartschelpAcanthocardia echinata✗
Geknobbelde hartschelpAcanthocardia tuberculata✗
Gevlochten fuikhorenNassarius reticulatus✓
Gevlochten vuikhorenNassarius reticulatus✓
Gewone wenteltrapEpitonium clathrus✓
Glanzende tepelhorenEuspira pulchella✓
Grote hartschelpAcanthocardia aculeata✗
Grote mantelPecten maximus✗
Grote strandschelpMactra stultorum cinerea✓
Halfgeknotte strandschelpSpisula subtruncata✓
KokkelCerastoderma edule✓
MosselMytilus edulis✓
MuiltjeCrepidula fornicata✓
NonnetjeMacoma balthica✓
NoordkrompArctica islandica✗
Noorse hartschelpLaevicardium crassum✓
Ovale strandschelpSpisula elliptica✓
Rechtsgestreepte platschelpAngulus fabula✓
Ruwe boormosselZirfaea crispata✓
StrandgaperMya arenaria✓
TapijtschelpVenerupis senegalensis✓
Tere platschelpAngulus tenuis✓
VenusschelpVenus gallina striatula✓
Wijde mantelAequipecten opercularis✓
Witte boormosselBarnea candida✓
WulkBuccinum undatum✓
ZaagjeDonax vittatus✓