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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Thick trough shell
Spisula solida
- shell valve exterior 1

Thick trough shell
Spisula solida
- shell valve interior 1

Thick trough shell
Spisula solida
- shell 1

Thick trough shell
Spisula solida
- shell 2

Thick trough shell
Spisula solida
- inside 1

A very common shell found all around the coasts of Devon and Cornwall. Particularly common at Polzeath and Par, Cornwall.

Scientific and European Names:
Spisula solida, Thick through shell, Tykskallet trugmusling, Stevige strandschelp, Mactre solide, Spisule solide, Dickschalige trogmuschel, Feste trogmuschel.

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.