This blog is dedicated to the environmental well-being of our Florida coastal habitat.

This blog is
dedicated to the environmental well-being of coastal habitat.

Thursday, July 21, 2011

Coquina shells

Variable Coquina average 1/2 to 1 inch long and live in the swash zone.  They are often found in large colonies on North Lido Beach (Sarasota, FL)..   The shells of coquina and other mollusks are formed from lime which they extract from the sea.