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.
Pododesmus striata (Lovén, 1846) - A Saddle oyster (Marine Bivalve Images)
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A Saddle oyster
Pododesmus striata
- exterior upper valve 1
Pododesmus striata
- exterior upper valve 1
A Saddle oyster
Pododesmus striata
-exterior upper valve 2
A Saddle oyster
Pododesmus striata
- interior upper valve 1
A Saddle oyster
Pododesmus striata
- interior upper valve 2
A Saddle oyster
Pododesmus striata
- inside lower valve 1
A Saddle oyster
Pododesmus striata
- live animal underside 1
A Saddle oyster
Pododesmus striata
- live animals undersides 1
A Saddle oyster
Pododesmus striata
- side view 1
A Saddle oyster
Pododesmus striata
- live animal top view 1
A Saddle oyster
Pododesmus striata
- live animal top view 2
A Saddle oyster
Pododesmus striata
- live animal top view 3
A Saddle oyster
Pododesmus striata
- plastic tray / flotsam 1
Images of species taken of animal on plastic flotsam at Sennen Cove, Cornwall. 05.01.12.
Species may be overlooked for overly large Heteranomia squamula. Species was found up to be up to 30mm across. Upper valves on images displayed are covered in by a sea mat. The sea mat Disporella hispida was also present on the same plastic tray as these were found. This was the first record of the species in Cornwall, normally the species has a more northerly distribution.
Very similar species Heteranomia squamula.
Scientific and European Names: Pododesmus striata, Monia squama.
Ref: Marine Bivalve Shells of the British Isles
A big thank you to Dr. Jan Light of the Conchological Society of Great Britain and Ireland for help with the identification.
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