APHOTOMARINE

A rather large, chunky and very noticeable bivalve which can grow up to five inches across. Many large specimens can be found at Par Beach, but it also occurs at St Mawes, Gerrans Bay, Helford and Portholland in Cornwall and St Martin's Flats on the Isles of Scilly; this species is rare anywhere else in the UK.

Shells photographed at Par Beach, near St. Austell; at Hayle Towans, Hayle and in Mounts Bay near Penzance, Cornwall.

Scientific and European Names:
Callista chione, Smooth venus, Smooth clam, Glatte venusmuschel, Grote strandschelp, Vernis, Almejon de sangre, Fasolara.

Verni clams can be purchased from The Fish Society

Callista chione Smooth venus Verni clam 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.

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.

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.