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
Argopecten gibbus (Linnaeus, 1758) - Atlantic calico scallop - a non-native species (Marine bivalve images)
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Atlantic calico scallop
Argopecten gibbus
- dorsal view of shell 1

Atlantic calico scallop
Argopecten gibbus
- dorsal view of shell 2

Atlantic calico scallop
Argopecten gibbus
- ventral view of shell 1

Atlantic calico scallop
Argopecten gibbus
- group of shells 1

The specimens above were collected on a beach at Marco Island, Florida, USA. March 2016. Photographed in authors collection. 14.04.16.

Atlantic calico scallop
Argopecten gibbus
- dorsal view of shell 3

Atlantic calico scallop
Argopecten gibbus
- ventral view of shell 2

Atlantic calico scallop
Argopecten gibbus
- dorsal view of shell 4

Atlantic calico scallop
Argopecten gibbus
- ventral view of shell 3

The specimen above was collected by Steve Rosenthal, 04.12.09, at Turner Beach, Captiva Island, Florida, USA. Photographed in authors collection 04.02.16.

Seven specimens of Argopecten gibbus, the Atlantic calico scallop, were found inside a small, plastic, toy speedboat that was washed-up in Co.Clare, Ireland in the summer of 2016.

Argopecten gibbus Atlantic calico scallop Marine bivalve 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.