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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Prickly lucina
Myrtea spinifera
- juvenile shell / exterior 1

Prickly lucina
Myrtea spinifera
- juvenile shell / exterior 2

Prickly lucina
Myrtea spinifera
- juvenile shell / exterior 3

Prickly lucina
Myrtea spinifera
- shell valve / exterior 1

Prickly lucina
Myrtea spinifera
- shell valve / interior 1

Images of shell in my own personal collection. Shell featured was collected in Barcelona, Spain, 1990. Size of shell featured is 9.5mm, this specimen was purchased from Guido T. Poppe - Philippe Poppe, Conchology, Inc.. Also photographed in a private collection in Cornwall. 23.05.12.

ERICA has this species recorded in Cornwall frrom Mevagissey Bay, Falmouth Bay, Celtic Sea and the English Channel. It has been historically recorded from Falmouth Harbour, Helford, Mounts Bay and Gyllyngvase Beach, Cornwall.

Scientific and European Names:
Myrtea spinifera, Lucina spinifera, Venus spinifera, Prickly lucina.

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.