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Pembroke, ME 04666

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Atlantic cold water specimens from the Gulf of Maine

Number Scientific Name Common Name Photo Seasonal Availability Description
ML001 Acmaea testudinalis Tortoiseshell limpet Year round Common at the low water mark on rocky shores. Available all year.
ML002 Aeolidia papillosa Maned Nudibranch Year round This large species occurs in several areas, but is uncommon. Available by contract.
ML003 Anomia sp. Jingle shell Year round Common on mussels on wharves and pilings. Available all year.
ML004 Buccinum udatum Wave whelk Year round This species reaches 4 inches. Common subtidally around wharves and ledges. Available all year.
ML006 Colus stimpsonii Stimpson's colus Year round Common in fairly deep water. Available all year.
ML007 Coryphella sp. Red gilled nudibranch Year round A common species with milk-white body and reddish cerata. Available all year.
ML008 Crassostrea Common oyster Year round
ML009 Crepidula fornicata Slipper shell Year round Found in a few tide pools and taken on scallops. Available all year.
ML011 Dendronotus frondosus Bushy backed nudibranch Year round A large species reaching 3.5 inches. Common on weir netting during summer. More difficult to obtain during winter.
ML012 Ensis directus Common razor clam Year round Available all year.
ML014 Pelecypoda 2" - 3" Freshwater mussel Year round Available all year as a preserved specimen. Live organisms available in spring, summer and fall.
ML015 Pelecypoda 3" - 3.5" Freshwater mussel Year round Available all year as a preserved specimen. Live organisms available in spring, summer and fall.
ML018 Hiatella arctica Arctic rock borer Year round Common intertidally on floats and pilings. Available all year.
ML020 Ischnochiton ruber Atlantic red chiton Year round To 1 inch. Common on rocks, in tide pools and subtidally. Available all year.
ML023 Littorina littorea Common periwinkle Year round Very common intertidally throughout the area. Available all year.
ML024 Littorina obtusata Smooth periwinkle Year round Very common intertidally throughout the area. Available all year.
ML025 Littorina saxatilis Northern rough periwinkle Year round Available all year.
ML030 Mercenaria 2" and smaller Cherry stone clam Year round Up to 3 inches. This species occurs in a few localities in our area. Available from May to November.
ML031 Mercenaria 2" - 3" Cherry stone clam Year round Up to 3 inches. This species occurs in a few localities in our area. Available from May to November.
ML032 Mercenaria 3" and larger Cherry stone clam Year round Up to 3 inches. This species occurs in a few localities in our area. Available from May to November.
ML033 Modiolus modiolus Horse mussel Year round A very large species, reaching 6 inches. Common subtidally on ledges. Also occurs in tidepools. Available all year.
ML036 Mya arenaria Soft-shelled clam Year round Common in mud flats throughout the area. Available all year.
ML037 Mya truncata Truncate clam Year round Available during spring tides.
ML038 Mytilus edulis Blue mussel Year round Common on rocks and pilings near the low water mark. Available all year.
ML039 Neptunea sp. Ten ridged whelk Year round Occur subtidally. Available species shipped. Available by contract.
ML041 Onchidoris sp. Rough mantled nudibranch Year round Species is relatively common subtidally. Supplied as available.
ML046 Thais lapillus Dog whelk Year round Common in the proper habitat throughout the area. Available all year.

Please call in or email your specimen requests for a price quote. All quotes are for live organisms.
Specimens can be preserved per your request at no additional cost. Containers, packing materials and shipping are extra.

Chlorophyta Phaeophyta Rhodophyta Tracheophyta Porifera Cnidaria Ctenopora Nemertea Chaetognatha Bryozoa Braciopoda Mollusca Annelida Arthropoda Echinodermata Urochordata Chordata

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