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.
The author of this website is the curator of a mollusc collection held by the late Stella Turk C.B.E.. Many of the images on the following pages are of shells from this collection which is being used for both reference and research purposes.
Heterobranchia (Subclass) > Euthyneura (Infraclass)
Acteonimorpha (Subterclass) > Acteonoidea (Superfamily) > Acteonidae (Family)
Acteon
Acteon tornatilis (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Pink-banded barrel snail
Ringipleura (Subterclass) > Pleurobranchomorpha (Order) > Pleurobranchoidea (Superfamily) > Pleurobranchidae (Family)
Berthella
Berthella plumula (Montagu, 1803)
- Yellow-plumed or Side-gilled sea slug
Pleurobranchus
Pleurobranchus membranaceus (Montagu, 1815)
- Rough side-gilled sea-slug
Tectipleura (Subterclass) > Aplysiida (Order) > Akeroidea (Superfamily) > Akeridae (Family)
Akera
Akera bullata O. F. Müller, 1776 - Soft bubble-shell
Tectipleura (Subterclass) > Aplysiida (Order) > Aplysioidea (Superfamily) > Aplysiidae (Family)
Aplysia
Aplysia depilans Gmelin, 1791 - Depilatory sea hare
Aplysia punctata (Cuvier, 1803) - Common sea hare
Tectipleura (Subterclass) > Cephalaspidea (Order) > Bulloidea (Superfamily) > Retusidae (Family)
Retusa
Retusa alba (Kenmacher)
Retusa mammillata (Philippi, 1836)
Retusa obtusa (Montagu, 1803)
Retusa truncatula (Bruguière, 1792)
Retusa umbilicata (Montagu, 1803)
Tectipleura (Subterclass) > Cephalaspidea (Order) > Cylichnoidea (Superfamily) > Cylichnidae (Family)
Cylichna
Cylichna cylindracea (Pennant, 1777)
- Cylindrical bubble-shell
Tectipleura (Subterclass) > Cephalaspidea (Order) > Cylichnoidea (Superfamily) > Diaphanidae (Family)
Diaphana
Diaphana minuta T. Brown, 1827 - Glassy bubble-shell
Tectipleura (Subterclass) > Cephalaspidea (Order) > Haminoeoidea (Superfamily) > Haminoeidae (Family)
Haminoea
Haminoea hydatis (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Southern bubble-shell
Haminoea navicula (da Costa, 1778) - A Bubble-shell
Tectipleura (Subterclass) > Cephalaspidea (Order) > Philinoidea (Superfamily) > Philinidae (Family)
Philine
Philine catena (Montagu, 1803)
Philine denticulata (Adams J., 1800) syn. Ossiania nitida
Philine punctata (Adams J., 1800) syn. Ossiania alata
- Dotted lobe-shell
Philine quadrata (Wood S., 1839) syn. Ossiania quadrata
Philine quadripartita Ascanius, 1772 - Lobe shell
Philine scabra (Müller, 1784)
Tectipleura (Subterclass) > Cephalaspidea (Order) > Philinoidea (Superfamily) > Scaphandridae (Family)
Scaphander
Scaphander lignarius (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Woody Canoe-bubble
Tectipleura (Subterclass) > Runcinacea (Order) > Runcinoidea (Superfamily) > Runcinidae (Family)
Runcina
Runcina coronata (Quatrefages, 1844) - Crowned runcina
Runcina ferruginea Kress, 1977
- A runcinid opisthobranch
Tectipleura (Subterclass) > Sacoglossa (Superorder) > Plakobranchoidea (Superfamily)
> Hermaeidae (Family)
Hermaea
Hermaea bifida (Montagu, 1815) - Crimson hermaea
Hermaea cantabra Caballer & Ortea, 2015
- A hermaeid sea slug
Hermaea paucicirra Pruvot-Fol, 1953
- A hermaeid sea slug
Hermaea variopicta (A. Costa, 1869)
- A hermaeid sea slug
Tectipleura (Subterclass) > Sacoglossa (Superorder) > Plakobranchoidea (Superfamily)
> Limapontiidae (Family)
Alderia
Alderia modesta (Lovén, 1844)
- Alder's slug, a limapontiid opisthobranch
Calliopaea
Calliopaea bellula d'Orbigny, 1837
- A limapontiid sea slug
Limapontia
Limapontia capitata (O. F. Müller, 1774)
- Black limapontia
Limapontia depressa Alder & Hancock, 1862
- Flat limapontia
Limapontia senestra (de Quatrefages, 1844)
- Ridged acteon or Falmouth sea slug
Placida
Placida dendritica (Alder & Hancock, 1843)
- Green hermaea
Tectipleura (Subterclass) > Sacoglossa (Superorder) > Plakobranchoidea (Superfamily) > Plakobranchidae (Family)
Elysia
Elysia viridis (Montagu, 1804)
- Green elysia, Sacoglassan or Solar-powered sea slug
Pteropods
Tectipleura (Subterclass) > Pteropoda (Order) >
Euthecosomata (Suborder) > Cavolinioidea (Superfamily) > Cavoliniidae (Family)
Cavolinia
Cavolinia tridentata (Forsskål in Niebuhr, 1775)
- A pelagic mollusc
Cavolinia uncinata (d'Orbigny, 1834) - A pelagic mollusc
Diacavolinia
Diacavolinia longirostris (Lesueur, 1821)
- A pelagic mollusc
Diacria
Diacria quadridentata (Lesueur, 1821) - A pelagic mollusc
Euthecosomata (Suborder) > Cavolinioidea (Superfamily) > Cavoliniidae (Family)
Clio
Clio pyramidata Linnaeus, 1767 - A pelagic mollusc
Euthecosomata (Suborder) > Cavolinioidea (Superfamily) > Cavoliniidae (Family)
Cuvierina
Cuvierina columnella (Rang, 1827) - Cigar pteropod
Euthecosomata (Suborder) > Limacinoidea (Superfamily) > Limacinidae (Family)
Limacina
Limacina retroversa (Fleming, 1823)
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From the authors collection of foreign shells,
species not recorded in the United Kingdom.
Pteropoda (Order) > Euthecosomata (Suborder) > Cavolinioidea (Superfamily) > Creseidae (Family)
Styliola subula (Quoy & Gaimard, 1827)
- A Creseidae opisthobranch (Canary Islands)
Tectipleura (Subterclass) > Cephalaspidea (Order) > Haminoeoidea (Superfamily) > Haminoeidae (Family)
Haminoea orbignyana (Férussac, 1822)
- A Bubble shell (Spain)
Lamellaria species, velutinids, look very much like sea slugs but are infact marine snails. Images are listed under the section 'Cowries and Velutinids'. Images of the Celtic sea slug, Onchidella celtica, can be found under Pulmonata.
