APHOTOMARINE

Only a few recent records from deeper water in the English Channel, one site mentioned is St. Mawes Bank. Historically recorded from Falmouth, Bar Point and Penzance. A very rarely recorded species in Cornwall. Images of juvenile taken at Gwithian Beach near Hayle, Cornwall. 05.07.12. Shell found in shellsand on the middleshore near the Red River. Shell here is approximately 2mm in length.

Scientific and European Names:
Rocellaria dubia, Chama parva, various Gastrochaena, Mya dubia, Mya pholadia, Mytilus ambiguus, Pholas faba, Flask 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.

Rocellaria dubia Flask shell Marine Bivalve 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.

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.

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.