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.
Scaphander lignarius (Linnaeus, 1758) - Woody Canoe-bubble
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Canoe shell
Scaphander lignarius
- shell / underside 1
Scaphander lignarius
- shell / underside 1
Canoe shell
Scaphander lignarius
- shell / underside 2
Canoe shell
Scaphander lignarius
- shell / upperside 1
Canoe shell
Scaphander lignarius
- shell / upperside 2
Canoe shell
Scaphander lignarius
- broken shell 1
Canoe shell
Scaphander lignarius
- broken shell 2
Canoe shell
Scaphander lignarius
- broken shell 3
Canoe shell
Scaphander lignarius
- broken shell 4
Shell found at Crinnis Beach, Carlyon Bay, Cornwall. 29.05.09.
Canoe shell
Scaphander lignarius
- juvenile shell dorsal view 1
Canoe shell
Scaphander lignarius
- juvenile shell ventral view 1
Canoe shell
Scaphander lignarius
- juvenile shell dorsal view 2
Canoe shell
Scaphander lignarius
- juvenile shell with 0.1mm division rule 1
The 16mm long juvenile specimen above is part of the mollusc collection assembled by the late Stella Turk M.B.E. Photographs taken 04.11.18.
Canoe shell
Scaphander lignarius
- ventral view shell 1
Canoe shell
Scaphander lignarius
- dorsal view shell 1
Canoe shell
Scaphander lignarius
- ventral view shell 1
Canoe shell
Scaphander lignarius
- dorsal view shell 1
Canoe shell
Scaphander lignarius
- shells / 1.0mm division rule 1
The specimens above are part of the mollusc collection assembled by the late Stella Turk M.B.E. Photographs taken 04.11.18.
Scientific and European Names:
Scaphander lignarius, Canoe shell, Woody canoe bubble, Oublie and Bootschelp.
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.