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
Raphitoma purpurea (Montagu, 1803) - A marine snail (Marine snail images)
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Marine Snail
Raphitoma purpurea
- egg laying 1

Marine Snail
Raphitoma purpurea
- egg laying 2

Marine Snail
Raphitoma purpurea
- egg laying 3

Marine Snail
Raphitoma purpurea
- egg mass 1

Marine Snail
Raphitoma purpurea
- shell / top and underside 1

Marine Snail
Raphitoma purpurea
- shell 1

Marine Snail
Raphitoma purpurea
- shell mouth 1

Images of species taken of shell found at Spit Point, Par, near St. Austell, Cornwall. 18.03.09.

Scientific and European Names:
Raphitoma purpurea, Clathurella purpurea, Murex purpureus, Philbertia purpurea.

Scientific and Common Names used are largely gained from from the WoRMS Database.

Raphitoma purpurea A Whelk 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.