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
Thracia phaseolina (Lamarck, 1818) - Papery lantern-shell (Marine bivalve images)
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Papery lantern-shell
Thracia phaseolina
- shell valve / exterior 1

Papery lantern-shell
Thracia phaseolina
- shell valve / exterior 2

Papery lantern-shell
Thracia phaseolina
- shells / exteriors 1

Papery lantern-shell
Thracia phaseolina
- shell valve / exterior 3

Papery lantern-shell
Thracia phaseolina
- shell valve / exterior 4

Papery lantern-shell
Thracia phaseolina
- shell interior 1

Papery lantern-shell
Thracia phaseolina
- shell rear / hinge exterior 1

A very brittle shell, 20mm in size; found and photographed on the strandline at Porth Kidney Beach, Lelant, Cornwall. 19.12.10.

Scientific and European Names:
Thracia phaseolina, Amphidesma phaseolina, Tellimya fontemaggii, Tellina papyracea, Thracia beaniana, Thracia mitella, Papery lantern-shell.

Scientific and Common Names used are largely gained from from the WoRMS Database.

Thracia phaseolina Papery lantern 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.