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
Pteria colymbus (Röding, 1798) - Atlantic winged oyster - a non-native species (Marine bivalve images)
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Atlantic winged oyster
Pteria colymbus
- exterior of shell 1

Atlantic winged oyster
Pteria colymbus
- exterior of shell 2

Atlantic winged oyster
Pteria colymbus
- interior of shell 1

Atlantic winged oyster
Pteria colymbus
- exterior of shell 3

Atlantic winged oyster
Pteria colymbus
- interior of shell 2

Atlantic winged oyster
Pteria colymbus
- muscle scar 1

Specimen above found by Dr. Paul Gainey who examined the wreck of a large speedboat that had drifted across the Atlantic semi-submerged. The vessel was found in December 1986 at St. Ives, Cornwall. This record has in the past been erronously been attributed to Stella Turk who wrote a paper on the subject.

Atlantic winged oyster
Pteria colymbus
- exterior of shell 4

Atlantic winged oyster
Pteria colymbus
- exterior of shell 5

Atlantic winged oyster
Pteria colymbus
- interior of shell 3

Atlantic winged oyster
Pteria colymbus
- interior of shell 4

Specimen above was found live in 30cm of water at Coco View Lagoon, Roatan Island, Honduras on 20.08.86.

Pteria colymbus Atlantic winged oyster 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.