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
Geukensia demissa (Dillwyn, 1817) - Atlantic ribbed mussel (Marine bivalve images)
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Atlantic ribbed mussel
Geukensia demissa
- shell valve exterior 1

Atlantic ribbed mussel
Geukensia demissa
- shell valve exterior 2

Atlantic ribbed mussel
Geukensia demissa
- with 1.0mm division rule 1

Specimen featured was found by Joyce Linfield at Bolsa Chica Marsh, Seal Beach, California, USA, in August 2001. This species was introduced to California, is native to the Atlantic coast of North America.

Specimen above was purchased as a reference specimen as the species is potentially a rafting species and may arrive in the UK on flotsam from the Atlantic coast of North America.

Specimen photographed 17.02.16.

Geukensia demissa Atlantic ribbed mussel 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.