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.
Nucula sulcata Bronn, 1831 - Furrowed nut shell (Marine bivalve images)
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Furrowed nut shell
Nucula sulcata
- shell valve / exterior 1
Nucula sulcata
- shell valve / exterior 1
Furrowed nut shell
Nucula sulcata
- shell valve / exterior 2
Furrowed nut shell
Nucula sulcata
- shell valve / exterior 3
Furrowed nut shell
Nucula sulcata
- shell valve / exterior 4
Furrowed nut shell
Nucula sulcata
- valves interior and exterior 1
Furrowed nut shell
Nucula sulcata
- valves interior and exterior 2
Furrowed nut shell
Nucula sulcata
- shell valve / interior 1
Furrowed nut shell
Nucula sulcata
- shell valve / interior with rule 1
Images of shell from my own personal collection. Shell featured was trawled in the Gibraltar area, Malaga, Spain; depth 70-80m. 1997. Size of shell featured is 15mm, this specimen was purchased from Guido T. Poppe - Philippe Poppe, Conchology, Inc... Species also photographed in a private collection in Cornwall. 24.05.12.
Nut-shells are quite difficult to identify to species level and often an expert opinion is needed.
The Cornish database ERICA has only one record for this species, from the Celtic Sea off Cornwall in 1974 at 50 45.0' N 06 42.0' W.
Scientific and European Names:
Nucula sulcata, Nucula decussata, Nucula polii, Nucula triquetra, Furrowed nut shell.
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.
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.