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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Necklace shell
Euspira catena
- lateral view 1

Necklace shell
Euspira catena
- shell 1

Necklace shell
Euspira catena
- shell 2

Necklace shell
Euspira catena
- shell 3

Necklace shell
Euspira catena
- shell 4

Necklace shell
Euspira catena
- shell mouth 1

Necklace shell
Euspira catena
- shell mouth 2

Necklace shell
Euspira catena
- shell / hermit crab / snail fur 1

Necklace shell
Euspira catena
- egg collar 1

Necklace shell
Euspira catena
- egg collar 2

The Large necklace shell or Moon snail is one of our larger marine snails more commonly found on the beaches of the south coast than the north, especially common in St. Austell Bay area; where the smaller Alder’s necklace shell, Euspira pulchella, can also be found. The shells are quite light shell for their size, and frequently washes up on the high tidemark amongst seaweed.

Images taken at Crinnis Beach (Carlyon Bay), St. Austell; and Spit Point, Par, Cornwall.

Scientific and European Names:
Lunatia catena, Euspira catena, Polinices catena, Natica catena, Necklace shell, Moon snail, European necklace shell, Halsbandnabelschnecke, Gewone tepelhoorn, Natice porte-chaîne, Caracol de luna.

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.