APHOTOFAUNA

An online educational resource dedicated to the photography of
terrestrial wildlife and their habitats, found across South-West
England and the Devon and Cornwall Peninsula by David Fenwick.

ORDER UNIONOIDA

FAMILY MARGARITIFERIDAE

Margaritifera
Margaritifera margaritifera (Linnaeus 1758) - Pearl mussel

FAMILY UNIONIDAE

Anodonta
Anodonta anatina (Linnaeus 1758) - Duck mussel
Anodonta cygnea (Linnaeus 1758) - Swan mussel

Pseudanodonta
Pseudanodonta complanata (Rossmassler 1835)
- Depressed river mussel

Unio
Unio pictorum (Linnaeus 1758) - Painter's mussel
Unio tumidus Retzius 1788 - Swollen river mussel

ORDER VENEROIDA

FAMILY CYRENIDAE

Corbicula
Corbicula fluminea (O. F. Müller, 1774)
- Asian / Asiatic or Golden Freshwater Clam
(non-native invasive species)

FAMILY DREISSENIDAE

Dreissena
Dreissena bugensis (Andrusov, 1897) syn. Dreissena rostriformis bugensis - Quagga mussel (non-native invasive species)
Dreissena polymorpha (Pallas, 1771)
- Zebra mussel (non-native invasive species)

FAMILY SPHAERIIDAE

Musculium
Musculium lacustre (O. F. Müller 1774) - Lake orb shell

Pisidium
Pisidium amnicum (O. F. Muller 1774) - River pea-shell
Pisidium nitidum Jenyns 1832 - Shining Pea-shell
Pisidium personatum Malm 1855 - Fountain Pea-shell

Sphaerium
Sphaerium corneum (Linnaeus 1758) - Horny orb-shell
Sphaerium nucleus (S. Studer 1820) - Swamp orb-shell
Sphaerium rivicola (Lamarck 1818) - Nut orb-shell

For images and photography of Marine Bivalves, Marine Snails, Sea Slugs, Chitons and Cephalopods visit a new APHOTO website called APHOTOMARINE.