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
Retusa truncatula (Bruguière, 1792) - A Sea slug (Sea slug images)
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Sea slug
Retusa truncatula
- live animal 1

Specimen above found on the lowershore at Helford, Cornwall, 28.04.17.

Sea slug
Retusa truncatula
- live animal 2

Sea slug
Retusa truncatula
- live animal 3

Specimen above found in a sample of submerged Coral Weed, Corallina officinalis, and sediment; taken from the side of a large granite rock, in a pool on the lowershore at Great Hogus reef, Marazion, Cornwall. 22.05.15.

Sea slug
Retusa truncatula
- shell with animal inside 1

Sea slug
Retusa truncatula
- shell with animal inside 2

Sea slug
Retusa truncatula
- species in-situ 1

Sea slug
Retusa truncatula
- species in-situ 2

Sea slug
Retusa truncatula
- species on mermaid's purse 1

Two specimens found on the egg case, or mermaid's purse, of a Bull huss or Greater spotted catshark. Specimens found east of the causeway at St. Michael's Mount, Marazion, Cornwall. 21.03.15.

Sea slug
Retusa truncatula
- shells with 1.0mm rule 1

Sea slug
Retusa truncatula
- shell with 1.0mm rule 1

Sea slug
Retusa truncatula
- shell 1

Shells of this sea slug were found in shellsand on the lowershore at Wherry Rocks, Wherrytown, Penzance, Cornwall. 08.03.12. Also images of shells from a private collection in Cornwall. 05.06.12.

Shell in lowest two images is 2.9mm in length.

Scientific and European Names:
Retusa truncatula, Bulla truncatula, Bulla truncata, Bulla retusa, Bulla pellucida, Bulla semisulcata, Bulla mammillata, Cylichna truncata, Cylichna mammillata, Utriculus truncatulus, Utriculus mammillatus, Cylichna truncatella, Retusa carinensis, Tornatina truncatula, Tornatina mammillata, Retusa retusa, Retusa mamillata.

Retusa truncatula Sea Slug 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.