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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Flat astarte
Astarte montagui
- valves / shell / exterior 1

Flat astarte
Astarte montagui
- valves / shell / exterior 2

Flat astarte
Astarte montagui
- valves / shell / exterior 3

Flat astarte
Astarte montagui
- valves / shell / exterior 4

Flat astarte
Astarte montagui
- valves / exterior with rule 1

Flat astarte
Astarte montagui
- complete shell 1

Shell featured was photographed in a private collection in Cornwall. 23.05.12.

Scientific and European Names:
Astarte montagui, Astarte abbreviata, Astarte angulata, Astarte compressa, Astarte globosa, Astarte klinti, Astarte laurentiana, Astarte multicostata, Astarte pulchella, Crassina convexiuscula, Crassina oblique, Nicania banksii, Nicania montagui, Nicania montagui orientalis, Nicania striata, Tridonta montagui, Venus compressa, Venus montacuti, Venus montagui, Flat astarte.

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.