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
Venerupis corrugata var. saxatilis syn. V. senegalensis var. saxatilis - Pullet carpet shell
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Pullet carpet shell
Venerupis corrugata
var. saxatilis
- valve exterior 1

Pullet carpet shell
Venerupis corrugata
var. saxatilis
- valve interior 1

Pullet carpet shell
Venerupis corrugata
var. saxatilis
- dead shell / valve pair 1

Pullet carpet shell
Venerupis corrugata
var. saxatilis
- valve / shell hinge 1

Two dead specimens found in old piddock borings under a rock at Chimney Rocks, Penzance, Cornwall, 30.12.16.

Pullet carpet shell
Venerupis corrugata
var. saxatilis
- live animals from rock fissure 1

Pullet carpet shell
Venerupis corrugata
var. saxatilis
- live animals from rock fissure 2

Pullet carpet shell
Venerupis corrugata
var. saxatilis
- live animals from rock fissure 3

Images taken at Spit Point, Par, near St. Austell, Cornwall. Live animals can be found in crevices between rocks on the middle and lowershore.

Scientific and European Names:
Venerupis corrugata var. saxatilis, Venerupis senegalensis var. saxatilis, Pullet carpet shell, Taeppemusling, Gewone tapijtschelp, Tapijtschelp, Palourde, Palourde geographique, Teppichmuschel.

Venerupis senegalensis var saxatilis Pullet Carpet Shell
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.