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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Basket shell
Corbula gibba
- shells 1

Basket shell
Corbula gibba
- shells 2

Basket shell
Corbula gibba
- shell valve / exterior 1

Basket shell
Corbula gibba
- shell valve / exterior 2

Basket shell
Corbula gibba
- shell valve / exterior 3

Basket shell
Corbula gibba
- shell valve / exterior 4

Basket shell
Corbula gibba
- shell valve / interior 1

Basket shell
Corbula gibba
- shell 1

Images of shells from a private collection in Cornwall.

Previously recorded from Cawsands Bay, Mounts Bay, Mevagissey Bay, Porthcurno, Helford and Falmouth. Infrequently recorded around the Cornish coast, with most records coming from the Helford and Falmouth area.

Scientific and European Names:
Corbula gibba, Aloidis gibba, Corbula curta, Corbula haastiana, Corbula nucleus, Corbula ovata, Corbula rosea, Corbula striata, Mya inaequivalvis, Tellina gibba, Tellina naticuta, Tellina olimpica, Varicorbula gibba, Basket shell, European clam, Bokmal, Hampefrømusling, Korfschelp.

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.