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.
Alvania lactea (Michaud, 1832) - A marine snail (Marine snail images)
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Alvania lactea
- shell 1
- shell 1
Images of shell in my own personal collection. Shell featured was found under a stone at Pointe de L'arcouest, Ploubazlanec, Brittany, France, in. 2009. Size of shell featured 4.7mm, this specimen was purchased from Guido T. Poppe - Philippe Poppe, Conchology, Inc..
Records of this species are few and far between. There is only one recent record on the Cornish ERICA database, from Hannafore Point, Looe, 1974. Historical records include records from Whitesand Bay, SE Cornwall and from Fowey. A rare or extremely overlooked species in Cornwall.
Scientific and European Names:
Alvania lactea, Melkwit drijfhorentje, Wit drijfhorentje.
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.
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.