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Ireland and western Britain) and the subarctic North Atlantic. The specimens washed up on the beaches of the North Sea are almost certainly
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Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la
Belgique: inventaire. . Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France. 307 pp.
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