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.
Polititapes virgineus (Linnaeus, 1767) - Banded carpet shell (Marine bivalves)
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Banded carpet shell
Polititapes virgineus
- shell valve exterior 1
Banded carpet shell
Polititapes virgineus
- shell valve interior 1
Banded carpet shell
Polititapes virgineus
- shell valve exterior 2
Banded carpet shell
Polititapes virgineus
- shell valve interior 2
Banded carpet shell
Polititapes virgineus
- shell valve exterior 3
Banded carpet shell
Polititapes virgineus
- shell valve interior 3
Banded carpet shell
Polititapes virgineus
- shell valve exterior 4
Banded carpet shell
Polititapes virgineus
- shell valve interior 4
Images taken at Par Beach, Par, near St. Austell, Cornwall, 09.03.09; also at Hayle Towans, Hayle, Cornwall, 06.11.11.
Scientific and European Names:
Polititapes virgineus, Tapes rhomboides, Venerupis rhomboides, Banded carpet shell.
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.