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
Erato voluta (Montagu, 1803) - Egg cowrie or Smooth margin shell (Marine snail images)
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Smooth margin shell
Erato voluta
- dorsal view / dead shell 1

Smooth margin shell
Erato voluta
- ventral view / dead shell 1

Smooth margin shell
Erato voluta
- with 0.1mm division rule 1

Smooth margin shell
Erato voluta
- dorsal view / dead shell 2

The specimen above was found in a sample of shell sand collected from the middleshore at Sennen Cove, Cornwall, 18.08.12, specimen photographed on 16.06.20.

Smooth margin shell
Erato voluta
- collection of shells 1

Smooth margin shell
Erato voluta
- ventral view / dead shells 1

Smooth margin shell
Erato voluta
- shells / 1.0mm division rule 1

Smooth margin shell
Erato voluta
- dorsal view / dead shell 3

Smooth margin shell
Erato voluta
- collection of shells 2

Smooth margin shell
Erato voluta
- ventral view / dead shells 2

Smooth margin shell
Erato voluta
- dorsal view / dead shell 4

Smooth margin shell
Erato voluta
- shell / 1.0mm division rule 1

The shells above are from the collection of the late Stella Turk MBE now curated by the author of this website. Specimens were photographed, 10.06.12.

Scientific and European Names:
Erato voluta, Cypraea voluta, Voluta laevis, Voluta fusiformis, Smooth margin shell.

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

APHOTOMARINE supports open source data recording and sharing for the benefit of wildlife, recorders, research, science and education. The project recommends the following websites and works with the following bodies and organisations.

Erato voluta Egg cowrie Smooth margin 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.