Anyone who knows,

I've often wondered about some of the shells named "Common" this or
that, that I've never even found a fragment of, for instance, The
Common Awning Shell, Solemya velum. Has its population declined
steeply, or is it found much more frequently in the northern part of
its range or have I completely missed its habitat?

Maybe people are reminded of other examples of elusive "Common" shells.

David Kirsh

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