Wie gaat er nou naar Libanon om schelpen te verzamelen?

After a short introduction a chronological survey is given of the literature specifically addressing the marine Mollusca of Lebanon. During two short holidays shells were collected at the coast of Lebanon. Due to insufficient knowledge of the local conditions only 56 species were collected, of which 14 are lessepsian. All species are already known from Lebanon. A nice surprise was the finding of kitchen waste from a restaurant at the sea side. This waste contained many empty shells of Spondylus spinosus, sold as “coquilles St. Jacques”, and to a lesser extent limpets (Cellana rota, Patella caerulea, P. ulyssiponensis and probably also P. rustica).