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
Cerithiopsis tubercularis (Montagu, 1803) - Horn shell (Marine snail images)
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Horn shell
Cerithiopsis tubercularis
- live animal on sponge 1

Horn shell
Cerithiopsis tubercularis
- live animal on sponge 2

Horn shell
Cerithiopsis tubercularis
- live animal 3

Horn shell
Cerithiopsis tubercularis
- live animal 4

Specimens found on sponge on the lowershore at Chimney Rocks, Penzance, Cornwall, 18.09.20.

Horn shell
Cerithiopsis tubercularis
- live animals on sponge 1

Horn shell
Cerithiopsis tubercularis
- live animal 5

Horn shell
Cerithiopsis tubercularis
- live animal 6

Horn shell
Cerithiopsis tubercularis
- live animal on sponge 3

Horn shell
Cerithiopsis tubercularis
- live animal on sponge 4

Species above were found on Breadcrumb sponge at Spit Point, Par, near St. Austell, Cornwall; 12.04.09. Species also found on Breadcrumb sponge at Chimney Rocks, Penzance, Cornwall, 28.03.13.

Scientific and European Names:
Cerithiopsis tubercularis, Cerithiopsis oculisfictis, Horn shell, Bruine sponshoren, Naaldje.

Cerithiopsis tubercularis Horn shell marine snail 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.