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
Bankia fimbriatula Moll & Roch, 1931 - A Shipworm (Marine bivalve images)
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Shipworm
Bankia fimbriatula
- valves and pallets 1

Shipworm
Bankia fimbriatula
- valves 1

Shipworm
Bankia fimbriatula
- pallets 1

Images taken by the author, of shells within the Royal Cornwall Museum collections. 13.11.11.

All images on this page are, by agreement, copyright the Royal Institution of Cornwall.

There are currently 12 species of shipworms that have been found in the UK, some are considered native, some are not. I say currently because there's always the chance of finding something new on wood that has floated around the Atlantic for some time.

Species found in the UK -
Lyrodus bipartitus
Lyrodus pedicellatus
Psiloteredo megotara
Teredo navalis
Teredora malleolus
Teredothyra excavata
Bankia bipennata
Bankia fimbriatula
Bankia gouldi
Nausitora fusticula
Nototeredo norvagica
Spathoteredo spatha

If anyone has material of species not featured here and are prepared to loan them to me, please get in touch. E-Mail.

Bankia fimbriatula Shipworm Marine Bivalve 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.