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.

Lutraria lutraria (Linnaeus, 1758) - Common otter shell (Marine Bivalve Images)
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Common otter shell
Lutraria lutraria
- shell 1

Common otter shell
Lutraria lutraria
- shell 2

Common otter shell
Lutraria lutraria
- shell inside 1

Common otter shell
Lutraria lutraria
- live animal cast ashore 1

Common otter shell
Lutraria lutraria
- live animal / siphon 1

A large thin shell commonly found in sandy bays and muddy estuaries across the south west of England. Photographed at Par Beach near St. Austell, Cornwall.

Scientific and European Names:
Lutraria lutraria, Common otter shell, Ovale otterschelp, Ovale slijkschelp, Lacogne, Lutraire.

Lutraria lutraria Common Otter Shell
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