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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Dotted lobe-shell
Philine punctata
- dorsal view 1

Dotted lobe-shell
Philine punctata
- dorsal view 2

Dotted lobe-shell
Philine punctata
- dorsal view 3

Dotted lobe-shell
Philine punctata
- dorsal view 4

Dotted lobe-shell
Philine punctata
- ventral view 1

The specimen above found in a sediment sample taken from under the slipway in the SW corner of Newlyn Harbour, Newlyn, Cornwall, 19.02.15 and 08.04.15.

Dotted lobe-shell
Philine punctata
- dorsal view 5

Dotted lobe-shell
Philine punctata
- lateral view 1

The specimen above was found on a pontoon at Newlyn Marina. Newlyn Harbour, Newlyn, Cornwall, 02.04.15.

Dotted lobe-shell
Philine punctata
- shell with 0.1mm rule 1

Dotted lobe-shell
Philine punctata
- shells with 0.1mm rule 2

Dotted lobe-shell
Philine punctata
- shell with 0.1mm rule 2

The photographs above are of a shell in the collection of the late Stella Turk MBE, a collection now curated by the author of this website. 05.06.12. Shell featured is approximately 1.8mm in length.

Scientific and European Names:
Philine punctata, Bulla punctata, Bullaea alata, Ossiania alata, Dotted lobe-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.