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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Queen scallop or Quin
Aequipecten opercularis
- shell valve 1

Queen scallop or Quin
Aequipecten opercularis
- shell valve 2

Queen scallop or Quin
Aequipecten opercularis
- shell valve 3

Queen scallop or Quin
Aequipecten opercularis
- shell valve with rule 1

Queen scallop or Quin
Aequipecten opercularis
- shell valve underside 1

Queen scallop or Quin
Aequipecten opercularis
- both shell valves 1

Queen scallop or Quin
Aequipecten opercularis
- shell 1

Queen scallop or Quin
Aequipecten opercularis
- shell 2

Queen scallop or Quin
Aequipecten opercularis
- shell 3

Queen scallop or Quin
Aequipecten opercularis
- shell inside 1

Queen scallop or Quin
Aequipecten opercularis
- young shells 1

Images taken at Crinis Beach, Carlyon Bay, near St. Austell, Cornwall and at Dawlish Warren National Nature Reserve, Devon. Also of shells from within a private collection. 23.05.12.

Scientific and European Names:
Aequipecten opercularis, Chlamys opercularis, Queen scallop, Quin, Kleine pilgermuschel, Wijde mantel, Petoncle blanc, Volandeira, Canestrello.

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.