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.
Rissoa guerinii Recluz, 1843 - A marine snail (Marine snail images)
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Rissoa guerinii
- shell 1
- shell 1
Images of shell in my own personal collection. Shell featured was found on low tide level at Premarch, Brittany, France, 08.04.1997. Size of shell featured 4.4mm, this specimen was purchased from
Guido T. Poppe - Philippe Poppe, Conchology, Inc..
Records of this species are few and far between and there are only seven or so recent ones on the Cornish ERICA database, sites include Battery Rocks, Penzance; Helford Passage; St. Anthony, Gillan Harbour; Daymar Bay and Hannafore Point, Looe. Historical records include records from Falmouth, Lands End, Porthcurno, Mousehole and Helford.
Scientific and European Names:
Rissoa guerinii, Rissoa costulata, Rissoa subcostulata, Spits drijfhorentje, Spitse drijfhoren.
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.