APHOTOMARINE

An educational resource dedicated mainly to the photography
and diversity of marine life that can be found in coastal waters
and intertidal areas of Great Britain and Ireland by David Fenwick.

A-P-H-O-T-O Wildlife Stock Image Library
Phorcus lineatus (da Costa, 1778) - Toothed or Thick top shell (Marine snail images)
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Thick or Toothed top shell
Phorcus lineatus
- dorsal and vental view 1

Thick or Toothed top shell
Phorcus lineatus
- dorsal view on acryllic 1

Thick or Toothed top shell
Phorcus lineatus
- ventral view on acryllic 1

Thick or Toothed top shell
Phorcus lineatus
- operculum close-up 1

Thick or Toothed top shell
Phorcus lineatus
- lateral view of soft body 1

Thick or Toothed top shell
Phorcus lineatus
- lateral view on acryllic 1

Thick or Toothed top shell
Phorcus lineatus
- with 1.0mm division rule 1

Thick or Toothed top shell
Phorcus lineatus
- lateral view on shore 1

Thick or Toothed top shell
Phorcus lineatus
- ventral view on shore 1

Thick or Toothed top shell
Phorcus lineatus
- specimens in container 1

Thick or Toothed top shell
Phorcus lineatus
- habitat / location 1

Specimens above found under weed on the middleshore at Albert Pier reef, Penzance, Cornwall, 03.10.20.

Thick or Toothed top shell
Phorcus lineatus
- side view of above snail 1

Thick or Toothed top shell
Phorcus lineatus
- live animal / side view 1

Thick or Toothed top shell
Phorcus lineatus
- live animal / side view 2

Thick or Toothed top shell
Phorcus lineatus
- live animal / side view 3

Thick or Toothed top shell
Phorcus lineatus
- underside / mouth 1

Thick or Toothed top shell
Phorcus lineatus
- underside / mouth 2

Thick or Toothed top shell
Phorcus lineatus
- underside / with rule / scale 1

Thick or Toothed top shell
Phorcus lineatus
- top view / with rule / scale 1

Thick or Toothed top shell
Phorcus lineatus
- live animal 1

Thick or Toothed top shell
Phorcus lineatus
- live animal 2

Thick or Toothed top shell
Phorcus lineatus
- live animal 3

Thick or Toothed top shell
Phorcus lineatus
- live animal 4

Thick or Toothed top shell
Phorcus lineatus
- live animal 5

Thick or Toothed top shell
Phorcus lineatus
- shell 1

Thick or Toothed top shell
Phorcus lineatus
- colony / group 1

Thick or Toothed top shell
Phorcus lineatus
- colony / group 2

Thick or Toothed top shell
Phorcus lineatus
- colony / group 3

A common snail on all rocky shores across the south west; often found quite high up the shore on the middle and uppershore. Images taken at various locations including; Spit Point, Par, Cornwall; Chyandour Rocks, Penzance; and Tavis Vor near Mousehole, Cornwall.

Scientific and European Names:
Phorcus lineatus, Osilinus lineatus, Monodonta lineata, Thick top shell, Toothed top shell, Toothed winkle, Gewone tandtolhoren, Tandtolhoren.

Phorcus lineatus syn Osilinus lineatus and Monodonta lineata Thick Top Shell Toothed Winkle marine snail images
The main objective of this website is in furthering environmental awareness and education through the medium of photography. To increase awareness and access to the wildlife of the region and help
people find and identify it. Sometimes the difference between species is obvious but many species can only be determined by observing microscopic characteristics that are specific to any one species.