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
Gari fervensis (Gmelin, 1791) - Faroe Sunset Shell (Marine bivalve images)
Scroll down and rollover titles to change screen image or click on title to view image.
Faroe sunset shell
Gari fervensis
- live shell lowershore 1

The specimen above was found on the lowershore at Gwithian, near Hayle, Cornwall. 12.02.16.

Faroe sunset shell
Gari fervensis
- shell valve exterior 1

Faroe sunset shell
Gari fervensis
- shell valve interior 1

Faroe sunset shell
Gari fervensis
- shell valve exterior 2

Faroe sunset shell
Gari fervensis
- shell valve interior 2

Faroe sunset shell
Gari fervensis
- both shell valves 1

Faroe sunset shell
Gari fervensis
- shell 1

Faroe sunset shell
Gari fervensis
- shell 2

Faroe sunset shell
Gari fervensis
- shell inside 1

Faroe sunset shell
Gari fervensis
- shell inside 2

Shell found on a pile of dredged sand on the banks of the River Hayle at Lelant and nearby at Porth Kidney Sands, Cornwall. 30.10.10 and 19.12.10; also images of a shell found at Hayle Towans, Hayle, Cornwall, 06.11.11.

Scientific and European Names:
Gari fervensis, Faroe sunset shell, Far-Oer schelp, Geplooide zonneschelp, Garimussla.

Gari fervensis Faroe Sunset Shell
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.