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.
Donax vittatus (da Costa, 1778) - Banded wedge shell (Marine bivalve images)
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Banded wedge shell
Donax vittatus
- live mollusc 1
Donax vittatus
- live mollusc 1
Banded wedge shell
Donax vittatus
- live mollusc 2
Banded wedge shell
Donax vittatus
- live mollusc - juvenile 1
Specimens above found on sieving sand at the low tide line in front of Chyandour Rocks, Penzance, Cornwall, 25.06.20.
Banded wedge shell
Donax vittatus
- shell valves exterior 1
Banded wedge shell
Donax vittatus
- shell valves interior 1
Banded wedge shell
Donax vittatus
- shell valves interior 2
Banded wedge shell
Donax vittatus
- shell 1
Banded wedge shell
Donax vittatus
- shell 2
Banded wedge shell
Donax vittatus
- shell 3
Banded wedge shell
Donax vittatus
- shell 4
Banded wedge shell
Donax vittatus
- shells
Banded wedge shell
Donax vittatus
- shell inside
Banded wedge shell
Donax vittatus
- shell inside
Shells found on both the north and south coasts of Cornwall; locations include Hayle and Porth Kidney Sands; Crinnis and Par Beach.
Scientific and European Names:
Donax vittatus, Banded wedge shell, Kilemusling, Zaagje, Sagezahnchen, Flion, Olive de Mer, Gebanderte dreiecksmuschel, Gebanderte sagemuschel.
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.