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
Truncatella subcylindrica (Linnaeus, 1767) - Looping snail (Marine snails)
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Looping snail
Truncatella subcylindrica
- shell group 1

Looping snail
Truncatella subcylindrica
- shell 1

Looping snail
Truncatella subcylindrica
- shell 2

Looping snail
Truncatella subcylindrica
- shell 3

Shells from a private collection in Cornwall, historically collected from The Fleet, Dorset. Photographed 23.05.17.

Looping snail
Truncatella subcylindrica
- shell with 0.1mm rule 1

Looping snail
Truncatella subcylindrica
- shells with 1.0mm rule 1

Looping snail
Truncatella subcylindrica
- collection of shells 1

Images of shells from a private collection in Cornwall. 04.06.12.

Scientific and European Names:
Truncatella subcylindrica, Truncatella desnoyersii, Truncatella microlena, Truncatella truncatula,
Looping snail, Cilinderslak, Gewone cilinderslak.

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

Truncatella subcylindrica Looping snail 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.