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.

Roll the cursor over the species name below to view a typical image for that species on the right. Click on the species name below to view further images and information for it.

Patellogastropoda
Limpets and Tortoise shell limpets
- Familes Patellidae, Lepetidae and Lottidae

Vetigastropoda
Green ormer - Family Haliotidae
Keyhole and Slit limpets - Family Fissurellidae
Top-shells - Superfamily Trochoidea
Pheasant shells - Family Phasianellidae
Slit shells (Family Scissurellidae)

Caenogastropoda (Order Littorinimorpha)
Slipper limpets and Chinaman's hats
- Superfamily Calyptraeoidea
Bonnet shells and Hairysnails - Superfamily Capuloidea
Eatonina - Superfamily Cingulopsoidea
Periwinkles and Chink shells - Superfamily Littorinoidea
Necklace shells - Superfamily Naticoidea
Sea Butterfly - Superfamily Pterotracheoidea
Spire shells and Weedsnails
- Superfamily Rissooidea > Family Rissoidae
Spire shells and Weedsnails
- Superfamily Rissooidea > Other Families
Pelican's-foot shells - Superfamily Stromboidea
Cowries and Velutinids - Superfamily Velutinoidea

Caenogastropoda (Order Neogastropoda)
Whelks and Dog whelks - Superfamily Buccinoidea
Raphitomas and other Whelks - Superfamily Conoidea
Dog whelks and Sting winkles - Superfamily Muricoidea
Simnia - Superfamily Cypraeoidea

Caenogastropoda (Order Unassigned)
Bittium, Turritella, Epitonium, Janthina, Vitrolina, and Cerithiopsis (Needle whelks, Tower shells, Violet snails, Wentletraps and others)

Heterobranchia (Unassigned)
Omalogyrids, Pyramidellids and Rissoellids - (Superfamilies Omalogyroidea, Pyramidelloidea and Rissoelloidea)

Heterobranchia (Pulmonata Unassigned)
Auriculinella, Myosotella and Otina (White, Mouse-eared snails and Little-ear shell)

Scaphopoda (Dentaliida and Gadilida)
Tusk Shells

Land Snails are often found washed-up on the strandline from dunes or other habitats; or are found in habitats close to the strandline. Here are a few that are commonly found.

Cernuella
Cernuella virgata (Da Costa, 1778) - Striped snail

Colchlicella
Cochlicella acuta (O. F. Müller, 1774) - Pointed snail

Cornu
Cornu aspersum (O. F. Müller, 1774)
- Common or Garden snail

Theba
Theba pisana (Müller, 1774)
- White, Pisan or Sandhill snail

For more Land Snail images please visit the Slugs and Snails page of APHOTOFAUNA

European Names - Gastropods, Schnecken, Buikpotigen, Gasteropodes, Gastropodos, Gasteropodi, Molluscs, Weichtiere, Weekdieren, Mollusques, Moluscos, Molluschi.

For more information about marine snails visit the website of the Conchological Society of Great Britain and Ireland.

Also see the following external links -
Fred and Sarah UK Seashells - Gastropods
Marlin (Mollusca Page)

WANTED - Shells of any marine snail species that occur in SW England and that are not featured here. I intend to make the list above as comprehensive as possible, and for use as an online identification guide. Thank you. E-mail

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