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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Pyramidellid snail
Turbonilla lactea
- live snail lateral view 1

Pyramidellid snail
Turbonilla lactea
- shell sculpture 1

Pyramidellid snail
Turbonilla lactea
- live snail soft body 1

Pyramidellid snail
Turbonilla lactea
- with 0.1mm division rule 1

Pyramidellid snail
Turbonilla lactea
- live snail in-situ 1

The 3.6mm live specimen above was found in a sample of Coral Weed, Corallina officinalis, taken from the lowershore at Battery Rocks, Penzance, Cornwall, 04.07.20.

Pyramidellid snail
Turbonilla lactea
- group of shells 1

Pyramidellid snail
Turbonilla lactea
- shell 1

Pyramidellid snail
Turbonilla lactea
- habitat / location 1

Pyramidellid snail
Turbonilla lactea
- habitat / location 2

Specimen above was found on washing a number of subtidal fronds of the brown seaweed Fucus serratus at Ashtorre Rock, Saltash, Cornwall. 13.01.06.

Pyramidellid snail
Turbonilla lactea
- live animal under rock 1

Specimen above found under a rock on the lowershore at Battery Bay, Mount Batten, Plymouth, Devon. 13.01.06.

Pyramidellid snail
Turbonilla lactea
- with 0.1mm division rule 2

The shell above is from the collection of the late Stella Turk MBE, now curated by the author of this website. 03.06.12.

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.