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
Ocenebra erinaceus (Linnaeus, 1758) - Sting Winkle or Oyster Drill
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Sting winkle or Oyster drill
Ocenebra erinaceus
- shell side view 1

Sting winkle or Oyster drill
Ocenebra erinaceus
- shell underside / mouth 1

Sting winkle or Oyster drill
Ocenebra erinaceus
- live animal 1

Sting winkle or Oyster drill
Ocenebra erinaceus
- live animal 2

Sting winkle or Oyster drill
Ocenebra erinaceus
- live animal 3

Sting winkle or Oyster drill
Ocenebra erinaceus
- live animal 4

Sting winkle or Oyster drill
Ocenebra erinaceus
- live animal 5

Sting winkle or Oyster drill
Ocenebra erinaceus
- shell 1

Sting winkle or Oyster drill
Ocenebra erinaceus
- shell mouth 1

Sting winkle or Oyster drill
Ocenebra erinaceus
- live animals egg laying

Sting winkle or Oyster drill
Ocenebra erinaceus
- eggs close-up 1

Sting winkle or Oyster drill
Ocenebra erinaceus
- eggs close-up 2

Sting winkle or Oyster drill
Ocenebra erinaceus
- eggs close-up 3

Sting winkle or Oyster drill
Ocenebra erinaceus
- live animal / close-up

Sting winkle or Oyster drill
Ocenebra erinaceus
- live animal / mouth

Found in and around most sheltered rocky shores, bays and estuaries around the south-west. Images taken in a range of locations, these include Batten Bay and Devil's Point, Plymouth, Devon.

Scientific and European Names:
Ocenebra erinaceus, Sting winkle, European oyster drill, Oyster drill, Geschubde stekelhoren, Stekelhoren, Cormaillot, Murex.

Ocenebra erinaceus Sting Winkle or Oyster Drill 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.