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
Moerella donacina (Linnaeus, 1758) - Donax-like tellin (Marine bivalve images)
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Donax-like tellin
Solecurtus scopula
- shell valve / exterior 1

Donax-like tellin
Solecurtus scopula
- shell valve / exterior 2

Donax-like tellin
Solecurtus scopula
- shell valve / exterior 3

Donax-like tellin
Solecurtus scopula
- shell valve / exterior 4

Donax-like tellin
Solecurtus scopula
- shell valve / interior 1

Donax-like tellin
Solecurtus scopula
- shell valve / interior 2

Donax-like tellin
Solecurtus scopula
- shell valve / interior 3

Images of shells from a private collection in Cornwall.

Previously recorded from English Channel, Hannafore, Seaton, St. Anthony, Portreath, St. Ives, Mounts Bay, Porthcurnick and St. Mawes; Cornwall.

Scientific and European Names:
Moerella donacina, Angulus donacinus, Tellina donacina.

Location information provided by the author and from the ERICA records database for Cornwall. Scientific and Common Names used are largely gained from from the WoRMS Database.

Moerella donacina Donax like tellin 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.