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
Solecurtus scopula (Turton, 1822) - Short razor shell (Marine bivalve images)
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Short razor shell
Solecurtus scopula
- shell valve / exterior 1

Short razor shell
Solecurtus scopula
- shell valve / exterior 2

Short razor shell
Solecurtus scopula
- shell valve / exterior 3

Short razor shell
Solecurtus scopula
- shell valve / interior 1

Short razor shell
Solecurtus scopula
- shell valve / interior 2

Images of shells from a private collection in Cornwall.

Previously recorded from English Channel, West Reefs, Pendower; Castle Beach, Falmouth; Cornwall.
Historically from Fowey, Hayle, Lands End, Falmouth, Penzance and Porthcurnow. A very rarely recorded south coast species.

Scientific and European Names:
Solecurtus scopula, Adasius loscombeus, Psammobia scopula, Solecurtus albus, Solecurtus candidus var. oblonga, Solecurtus multistriatus, Short razor 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.

Solecurtus scopula Short razor 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.