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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Mussel pyramid shell
Brachystomia scalaris
- live snail 1

Mussel pyramid shell
Brachystomia scalaris
- live snail 2

Mussel pyramid shell
Brachystomia scalaris
- live snail 3

Mussel pyramid shell
Brachystomia scalaris
- snail with 0.1mm rule 1

Mussel pyramid shell
Brachystomia scalaris
- habitat / location 1

The specimen above was found in a sample taken from a pool on the lowershore that was fringed with Corallina officinalis, Coral Weed and small mussels. Praa Sands, Cornwall. 02.11.20.

Mussel pyramid shell
Brachystomia scalaris
- shell with 0.1mm rule 1

Mussel pyramid shell
Brachystomia scalaris
- shell 1

Mussel pyramid shell
Brachystomia scalaris
- shell 2

Mussel pyramid shell
Brachystomia scalaris
- shells 1

Images of shells from a private collection in Cornwall. 06.06.12.

Brachystomia scalaris (MacGillivray, 1843) syn. Odostomia scalaris MacGillivray, 1843.

Scientific and European Names:
Odostomia scalaris, Brachystomia scalaris, Odostomia (Brachystomia) rissoides, Odostomia (Brachystomia) scalaris, Odostomia eulimoides var. alba, Odostomia nitida, Odostomia rissoides, Odostomia scalaris var. nitida, Mussel pyramid shell, Mosselslurper, Mosselslurpertje.

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.