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.

A-P-H-O-T-O Wildlife Stock Image Library
Dikoleps nitens (Philippi, 1844) syn. Dikoleps pusilla and Skenea nitens - Shining dolphin shell
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Shining dolphin shell
Dikoleps nitens
- shell with 0.1mm rule 1

Shining dolphin shell
Dikoleps nitens
- shell 1

Shining dolphin shell
Dikoleps nitens
- shell with 1mm rule 1

Shining dolphin shell
Dikoleps nitens
- underside with 1mm rule 1

Images of shells from a private collection in Cornwall. 02.06.12.

Shell featured in image is approximately 1.0mm in diameter.

Scientific and European Names:
Dikoleps nitens, Dikoleps pusilla, Skenea nitens, Shining dolphin shell, Dwergtolhoren, Gewone dwergtolhoren.

Scientific and Common Names used are largely gained from from the WoRMS Database.

Dikoleps pusilla syn Skenea nitens shell marine snail images
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.