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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Dog cockle
Glycymeris nummaria
- shell valve exterior 1

Dog cockle
Glycymeris nummaria
- shell valve hinge 1

Dog cockle
Glycymeris nummaria
- shell valve hinge 2

Dog cockle
Glycymeris nummaria
- shell sculpture 1

The specimen above was collected live on a beach at Alcamo, Sicily, Italy, June 2000. It is part of the authors shell collection and was photographed 17.08.17.

Glycymeris nummaria is synonymous with Glycymeris violascens and Glycermeris insubrica.

APHOTOMARINE supports open source data recording and sharing for the benefit of wildlife, recorders, research, science and education. The project recommends the following websites and works with the following bodies and organisations.

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.