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.

A-P-H-O-T-O Wildlife Stock Image Library
Mya truncata Linnaeus, 1758 - Blunt gaper (Marine bivalve images)
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Blunt gaper
Mya truncata
- shell valve / exterior 1

Blunt gaper
Mya truncata
- shell valve / exterior 2

Blunt gaper
Mya truncata
- shell valve / interior 1

Blunt gaper
Mya truncata
- shell valve / interior 2

Images of shells from a private collection in Cornwall.

Scientific and European Names:
Mya truncata, Corbula gibbosa, Mya ovalis, Mya praecisa, Mya pullus, Sphenia swainsoni, Blunt Gaper, Truncate softshell, Truncate softshell clam, Afstumpet sandmusling, Afgeknotte gaper, Afgeknotte strandgaper, Mye tronquee, Abgestutzte klaffmuschel, Gestutzte klaffmuschel.

Mya truncata Blunt gaper Marine Bivalve Images
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.