Click the links below to find out more information from the Marine Life Information Network (MarLIN) about the most common shellfish species encountered in archaeological shell middens in Ireland.
Common oyster (Ostrea edulis)
https://www.marlin.ac.uk/species/detail/1146
Common limpet (Patella vulgata)
https://www.marlin.ac.uk/species/detail/1371
Common periwinkle (Littorina littorea)
https://www.marlin.ac.uk/species/detail/1328
Common cockle (Cerastoderma edule)
https://www.marlin.ac.uk/species/detail/1384
Common mussel (Mytilus edulis)
https://www.marlin.ac.uk/species/detail/1421
Dog whelk (Nucella lapillus)
https://www.marlin.ac.uk/species/detail/1501
Common whelk (Buccinum undatum)
https://www.marlin.ac.uk/species/detail/1560
Queen scallop (Aequipecten opercularis)
https://www.marlin.ac.uk/species/detail/1997
Great scallop (Pecten maximus)
https://www.marlin.ac.uk/species/detail/1398
