A PHOTO FAUNA OF THE
DEVON AND CORNWALL PENINSULA

Marine Snails (Mollusca)

Snails, Limpets and Whelks - Prosobranchia

Chinaman's Hat (Calyptraea chinensis)
Extreme Lowershore, Tinside, Plymouth Hoe, Plymouth, Devon. 02.03.06 (Public Location)

Cowrie, Arctic (Trivia arctica)     underside
Extreme Lowershore. Batten Bay, Plymouth, Devon. 01.03.06 (Public Location)

Cowrie, Spotted (Trivia monacha)     underside
Lowershore. Eastern Kings, Firestone Bay, Plymouth, Devon. 28.02.06 (Public Location)

Limpet, Black-footed (Patella depressa)     underside
Base of West Hoe Pier, West Hoe, Plymouth, Devon. 02.03.06 (Public Location)

Limpet, Blue-rayed (Helcion pellucidum) on kelp     dead animal (washed up)
Extreme Lowershore. Batten Bay, Plymouth, Devon. 01.03.06 (Public Location)

Limpet, China (Patella ulyssiponensis)     interior     profile     underside - live animal
Dead animal, washed-up, lowershore. Batten Bay, Mount Batten, Plymouth, Devon. 28.01.06

Limpet, Common (Patella vulgata)     body     group
Churchtown Farm Nature Reserve (CWT), Blackstone Rock, Saltash, Cornwall.
03.09.05 (Public Location)

Limpet, Keyhole (Diodora apertura)     underside
Lowershore. Eastern Kings, Firestone Bay, Plymouth, Devon. 28.02.06 (Public Location)

Limpet, Slipper (Crepidula fornicata) - live animal     underside
Lowershore. Batten Bay, Plymouth, Devon. 01.03.06 (Public Location)

Limpet, Slipper (Crepidula fornicata) - dead animal     underside (old shell)
Dawlish Warren NNR, Dawlish, Devon. 21.01.06 (Public Location)

Pelican's Foot, Common (Aporrhais pespelecani)     underside
Dead animal, washed up, lowershore. Batten Bay, Mount Batten, Plymouth, Devon. 19.01.06

Periwinkle, Common / Winkle / Edible (Littorina littorea) - usual colour
Wembury (VMNA), nr. Plymouth, Devon. 19.09.05 (Public Location)

Periwinkle, Common / Winkle / Edible (Littorina littorea) - red
Lowershore. Batten Bay, Mount Batten, Plymouth, Devon. 13.01.06

Periwinkle, Common / Winkle / Edible (Littorina littorea) - brown
Lowershore. Batten Bay, Mount Batten, Plymouth, Devon. 13.01.06

Periwinkle, Flat (Littorina littoralis) - various colours     dark form
Lowershore. Batten Bay, Mount Batten, Plymouth, Devon. 13.01.06

Periwinkle, Rough (Littorina saxatilis)
Spring low water mark. Devil's Point, Plymouth, Devon. 18.09.05 (Public Location)

Spire Shell, Laver / Mudsnail (Hydrobia ulvae)
Upper estuary shore. Blanksmill Creek, nr. Salcombe, Devon. 02.06.06 (Public Location)

Sting Winkle (Ocenebra erinacea) - type of whelk     eggs     adults with eggs
Lowershore. Batten Bay, Mount Batten, Plymouth, Devon. 29.04.06 (Public Location)

Top Shell, Flat (Gibbula umbilicalis)     underside
Dead animal, washed up. Batten Bay, Mount Batten, Plymouth, Devon. 19.01.06

Top Shell, Grey (Gibbula cineraria)     underside
Dead animal, washed up. Batten Bay, Mount Batten, Plymouth, Devon. 19.01.06

Top Shell, Painted (Calliostoma zizyphinum) (1)     underside (1)     shell (2)     underside (2)
Spring low water mark. Devil's Point, Plymouth, Devon. 18.09.05 (Public Location)

Top Shell, Thick / Toothed Winkle (Monodonta lineata)     underside
Tregonhawke Beach, Whitsand Bay, Cornwall. 17.01.06 (Public Location)

Tower / Auger Shell (Turritella communis) - dead animal
Lowershore. North of Mount Batten Breakwater, Plymouth, Devon. 06.10.05 (Public Location)

Whelk, Common (Buccinum undatum)     underside     live animal     egg case     
Dawlish Warren NNR, Dawlish, Devon. 21.01.06 (Public Location)

Whelk, Common Dog (Nucella lapillus) - white     eggs
Wembury (VMNA), nr. Plymouth, Devon. 19.09.05 (Public Location)

Whelk, Common Dog (Nucella lapillus) - banded
Wembury (VMNA), nr. Plymouth, Devon. 19.09.05 (Public Location)

Whelk, Common Dog (Nucella lapillus) - yellow
Lowershore. South of Mount Batten Breakwater, Plymouth, Devon. 06.10.05 (Public Location)

Whelk, Netted Dog (Nassarius reticulatus)
Wembury (VMNA), nr. Plymouth, Devon. 19.09.05 (Public Location)

Whelk, Thick-lipped Dog (Hinia incrassata)
Lowershore. Batten Bay, Mount Batten, Plymouth, Devon. 16.03.06 (Public Location)


Shells to identify -

Whelk ?
Lowershore. Batten Bay, Mount Batten, Plymouth, Devon. 28.01.06 (Public Location)

Small banded shell - Mount Batten
Under rock. Middleshore. Batten Bay, Mount Batten, Plymouth, Devon.
18.03.06 (Public Location)


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