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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European wing oyster
Pteria hirundo
- shell from private collection 1

European wing oyster
Pteria hirundo
- shell from private collection 2

Specimen above is of a shell held in a private collection in Cornwall. The specimen was found at Punta de Guimar, Tenerife, Canary Islands. It was found in 5-8m of water, attached to a small rock.

European wing oyster
Pteria hirundo
- shell from private collection 3

European wing oyster
Pteria hirundo
- shell from private collection 4

European wing oyster
Pteria hirundo
- shell from private collection 5

European wing oyster
Pteria hirundo
- shell from private collection 6

Images above taken of a shell held in a private collection in Cornwall. 09.06.12.

Scientific and European Names:
Pteria hirundo, Avicula aculeata, Avicula anglica, Avicula communis, Avicula gruneri, Avicula jeffreysi, Avicula marmorata, Avicula plicatula, Avicula signata, Avicula tarentina, Avicula undata, Avicula versicolor, Mytilus hirundo, Pteria falcata, Pteria marmorata, Pteria vitrea, European wing oyster, Wing oyster, Glassy wing oyster, Wing shell.

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.