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.
Polititapes virgineus (Linnaeus, 1767) - Banded carpet shell (Marine Bivalves)
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Banded carpet shell
Polititapes virgineus
- shell valve exterior 1
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
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.
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