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.

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White Furrow-shell
Abra alba
- shell valve / exterior 1

White Furrow-shell
Abra alba
- shell valve / interior 1

White Furrow-shell
Abra alba
- shell valve / exterior 2

White Furrow-shell
Abra alba
- shell valve / interior 2

White Furrow-shell
Abra alba
- shell valve / interior with rule 1

Images of shells from a private collection in Cornwall.

Previously recorded from Hannafore Point, Marazion, Helford Passage, River Fal, and St. Mawes; Cornwall. A small species of bivalve found widely across Cornwall.

Scientific and European Names:
Abra alba, White furrow shell, Hvid pebermusling, Witte dunschaal, Syndesmye blanche, Telline blanche, Kleine Pfeffermuschel, Weisse Pfeffermuschel.

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.