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.

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Mya arenaria Linnaeus, 1758 - Sand gaper, Old maid or Softshell clam
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Sand gaper or Softshell clam
Mya arenaria
- shell valve / exterior 1

Sand gaper or Softshell clam
Mya arenaria
- shell valve / interior 1

Sand gaper or Softshell clam
Mya arenaria
- shell valve / exterior 2

Sand gaper or Softshell clam
Mya arenaria
- shell valve / interior 2

Images taken on the Fal Estuary on Loe Beach, Feock, south of Truro, Cornwall. 23.10.10.

Scientific and European Names:
Mya arenaria, Mya acuta, Mya alba, Mya arenaria corbuloides, Mya communis, Mya corpulenta, Mya declivis, Mya elongata, Mya hemphilli, Mya japonica, Mya lata,
Mya oonogai, Mya subovata, Mya subtruncata, Sphenia ovoidea, Sand gaper, Old maid, Softshell clam, Strandgaper, Bec de jar, Mye, Mye des sables, Klaffmuschel, Sandmuschel.

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

Mya arenaria Sand Gaper Old Maid or Softshell Clam Marine Bivalve Images
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