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.

A-P-H-O-T-O Wildlife Stock Image Library
Lacuna parva (da Costa, 1778) - Least or Globular chink shell or Tiny lacuna
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Least chink shell or Tiny lacuna
Lacuna parva
- shell side view 1

Least chink shell or Tiny lacuna
Lacuna parva
- shell side view / cropped 1

Least chink shell or Tiny lacuna
Lacuna parva
- shell underside 1

Least chink shell or Tiny lacuna
Lacuna parva
- shell underside cropped 1

Least chink shell or Tiny lacuna
Lacuna parva
- shell with rule 1

Images of species taken on the lowershore at Marazion, Cornwall. 11.03.12.

Also at Marazion, 19.03.11, I found some eggs laid under a rock on the lowershore that might be the eggs of this species but this needs confirmation. See -

Least chink shell or Tiny lacuna
Lacuna parva
- eggs ? 1

Scientific and European Names:
Lacuna parva, Lacuna puteolus, Least chink shell, Tiny lacuna, Globular chink shell, Lille grubesnegl, Kleine scheefhoren, Blek lagunsnacka.

Lacuna parva Tiny Lacuna Marine Snail Images
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