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
Limaria hians (Gmelin, 1791) - Gaping file or Flame shell (Marine bivalves)
Gaping file or Flame shell
Limaria hians
- shell 1

Gaping file or Flame shell
Limaria hians
- shell 2

Gaping file or Flame shell
Limaria hians
- shell 3

Gaping file or Flame shell
Limaria hians
- shell valve / Porthcurno 1

Gaping file or Flame shell
Limaria hians
- shell valve / Porthcurno 2

Gaping file or Flame shell
Limaria hians
- shell valve 1

Gaping file or Flame shell
Limaria hians
- shell valve 2

Gaping file or Flame shell
Limaria hians
- shell valves 1

Gaping file or Flame shell
Limaria hians
- shell valve interior 1

Images of shells from authors collection, one of which was found under a rock in 5m of water off Puerto del Carmen, Lanzarote, Canary Islands, in 2008. This specimen was purchased from
Guido T. Poppe - Philippe Poppe, Conchology, Inc.. Another, a 23mm long valve found and photographed at Porthcurno Beach, Porthcurno, West Cornwall. 24.10.12.

The lower four images on this page are, by agreement, copyright the Royal Institution of Cornwall. Images taken by the author, of shells within the Royal Cornwall Museum collections. 13.11.11.

Limaria hians Gaping file or Flame shell 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.