APHOTOMARINE
An Educational Photographic Resource and Stock Image Library
of the Sea, Maritime Environment, Marine and Rockpool Life in the
Coastal Waters of South-West England by David Fenwick.
Arctica islandica (Linnaeus, 1767) - Icelandic cyprine (Marine Bivalve Images)
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Icelandic cyprine
Arctica islandica
- adult shell 1
Arctica islandica
- adult shell 1
Icelandic cyprine
Arctica islandica
- adult shell with scale 1
Icelandic cyprine
Arctica islandica
- adult shell interior with scale 1
Icelandic cyprine
Arctica islandica
- adult shell interior 1
Icelandic cyprine
Arctica islandica
- interior and exterior valves 1
Icelandic cyprine
Arctica islandica
- shell valve exterior 1
Icelandic cyprine
Arctica islandica
- shell valve interior 1
Icelandic cyprine
Arctica islandica
- shell valve interior 2
Icelandic cyprine
Arctica islandica
- shell hinge 1
Icelandic cyprine
Arctica islandica
- shell exterior with scale 1
Icelandic cyprine
Arctica islandica
- shell interior with scale 1
Some of the mages are of a shell found at Hayle Towans, Hayle, Cornwall, 06.11.11. Shell was found in sand exposed by wind on the strandline. Other Images are of shells from a private collection in Cornwall.
Previously recorded from Hayle, Gwithian Beach, Porthkidney Sands, Gerrans Bay, Helford and Bosahan Cove; Cornwall. Older 19th Century records include Falmouth, St. Austell, Mounts Bay and Fowey.
Scientific and European Names:
Arctica islandica,
Arctica vulgaris, Cyprina islandica, Venus islandica, Icelandic cyprine.Iceland cyprina, Icelandic cyprine, Kuskjell, Noordkromp, Ocean Quahog, Cyprine d'Islande, Islandmuschel, Almeja de Islandia.
Location information provided by the author and from the ERICA records database for Cornwall. Scientific and Common Names used are largely gained from from the WoRMS Database.
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