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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Bristly mail-shell or chiton
Acanthochitona fascicularis
- dorsal view 1

Bristly mail-shell or chiton
Acanthochitona fascicularis
- dorsal view anterior 1

Bristly mail-shell or chiton
Acanthochitona fascicularis
- two groups of spines 1

Bristly mail-shell or chiton
Acanthochitona fascicularis
- group of spines 1

Bristly mail-shell or chiton
Acanthochitona fascicularis
- surface scale pattern 1

Bristly mail-shell or chiton
Acanthochitona fascicularis
- fringe of bristles 1

Bristly mail-shell or chiton
Acanthochitona fascicularis
- in-situ on rock 1

The specimen above was found in a rock crevice on the middleshore at Albert Pier reef, Penzance, Cornwall. 07.08.16. Verified by Ian F. Smith.

Mail-shell or chiton
Acanthochitona fascicularis
- dorsal view 1

Mail-shell or chiton
Acanthochitona fascicularis
- dorsal view 2

Mail-shell or chiton
Acanthochitona fascicularis
- dorsal view close-up 1

Mail-shell or chiton
Acanthochitona fascicularis
- dorsal view 3

Mail-shell or chiton
Acanthochitona fascicularis
- dorsal view 4

Mail-shell or chiton
Acanthochitona fascicularis
- being photographed 1

Three specimens were found under rocks on the lowershore at Baiters Point, Poole Quay, Poole Harbour, Dorset, 12.09.18.

Bristly mail-shell or chiton
Acanthochitona fascicularis
- dorsal view 5

Bristly mail-shell or chiton
Acanthochitonia fascicularis
- dorsal view 6

The specimens above were found at Batten Beach, Mountbatten, Plymouth, Devon. Verified by Ian F. Smith.

Mail-shell or chiton
Acanthochitona fascicularis
- dorsal view 1

Mail-shell or chiton
Acanthochitona fascicularis
- close-up 1

Mail-shell or chiton
Acanthochitona fascicularis
- close-up 2

Mail-shell or chiton
Acanthochitona fascicularis
- close-up 3

Photographs are of an old dried / preserved specimen photographed from the marine collection of Stella Turk M.B.E.. 26.02.16.

The marine collection of Stella Turk is curated by the author of this website at his home in Penzance, Cornwall. Its intended use is as a reference collection, access is by appointment only, further information is available on request.

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.