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
Atrina fragilis (Pennant, 1777) - Fan mussel (Marine bivalve images)
Fan mussel
Atrina fragilis
- valve as fishing disgard 1

Fan mussel
Atrina fragilis
- valve as fishing disgard 2

Fan mussel
Atrina fragilis
- shell from private collection 1

Fan mussel
Atrina fragilis
- shell from private collection 2

Fan mussel
Atrina fragilis
- shell from private collection 3

Fan mussel
Atrina fragilis
- shell from private collection 4

Fan mussel
Atrina fragilis
- shell from RCM 1

Fan mussel
Atrina fragilis
- shell from RCM 2

Fan mussel
Atrina fragilis
- shell from RCM 3

Fan mussel
Atrina fragilis
- shell from RCM 4

Fan mussel
Atrina fragilis
- shell from RCM 5

Fan mussel
Atrina fragilis
- shell from RCM 6

Fan mussel
Atrina fragilis
- shells from RCM 1

Fan mussel
Atrina fragilis
- shells with rule from RCM 1

Images taken by the author, of shells within the Royal Cornwall Museum collections. 13.11.11; and from a private collection in Cornwall. 30.05.12.

The lowest eight images on this page are, by agreement, copyright the Royal Institution of Cornwall.

Valves or pieces of Atrina fragilis may on rare occasion be found intertidally in fishing ports and harbours, as a disgard frm trawling or dredging. The valve featured at the top of this page, which measured 260 x 130mm in size, was found in such a location.

Scientific and European Names:
Atrina fragilis, Pinna aradasii, Pinna elegans, Pinna fragilis, Pinna gemmellari, Pinna ingens, Pinna laevis, Pinna muricata, Pinna truncata, Fan mussel, Pen shell, Caper long, Powder horn, Waaiermossel, Jambonneau, Steckmuschel, Funil, Nacar.

Scientific and Common Names used are largely gained from from the WoRMS Database.

Atrina fragilis Fan mussel 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.