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.
Hiatella rugosa (Linnaeus, 1767) - Wrinkled rock borer or Red nose
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Wrinkled rock borer
Hiatella rugosa
- specimen in-situ in rock 1
Hiatella rugosa
- specimen in-situ in rock 1
Wrinkled rock borer
Hiatella rugosa
- specimen in-situ in rock 2
Wrinkled rock borer
Hiatella rugosa
- siphon 1
Numerous specimens were found in a rock found on an extra low spring tide, east of Mylor Churchtown, near Falmouth, Cornwall, 05.03.14.
Wrinkled rock borer
Hiatella rugosa
- live animal siphon exserted 1
Wrinkled rock borer
Hiatella rugosa
- siphon 2
Wrinkled rock borer
Hiatella rugosa
- siphon 3
Specimen above was found in the base of an oyster on the lowershore at Albert Pier reef, Penzance, Cornwall, 24.05.20.
Wrinkled rock borer
Hiatella rugosa
- live animal
and bore hole 1
Numerous specimens were found in limetone on an extra low spring tide at Batten Beach, Batten Bay, Plymouth, Devon, 01.03.06.
Wrinkled rock borer
Hiatella rugosa
- large adult shell / side view 1
Wrinkled rock borer
Hiatella rugosa
- live animal
and bore hole 2
Scientific and European Names:
Hiatella rugosa, Wrinkled rock borer, Wrinkled rockborer, Red nose.
Species is confused with Hiatella arctica, but this species bores holes into rock, does not have byssal threads and has a red siphon.
See - Hiatella arctica
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.