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.
Anomia
Anomia ephippium (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Common saddle oyster
Anomia simplex d'Orbigny, 1853
- Common jingle shell (non-native species)
Heteranomia
Heteranomia squamula (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Prickly saddle oyster
Monia
Monia patelliformis (Linnaeus, 1761)
- Ribbed saddle oyster
Monia squama (Gmelin, 1791) - A Saddle oyster
Pododesmus
Pododesmus rudis (Broderip, 1834)
- False jingle shell (non-native species)
Pectinida (Order) > Pectinoidea (Superfamily) > Pectinidae (Family) > Chlamydinae (Subfamily)
Talochlamys
Talochlamys pusio (Linnaeus, 1758)
- syn. Chlamys distorta - Humpback scallop
Pectinida (Order) > Pectinoidea (Superfamily) > Pectinidae (Family) > Palliolinae (Subfamily)
Palliolum
Palliolum incomparabile f. sulfurea (Risso, 1826)
- A Scallop
Palliolum striatum (O. F. Müller, 1776)
- Mottled or Striate scallop
Palliolum tigerinum (O. F. Müller, 1776) - Tiger scallop
Pseudamussium
Pseudamussium peslutrae (Linnaeus, 1771)
- Seven-rayed scallop
Pectinida (Order) > Pectinoidea (Superfamily) > Pectinidae (Family) > Pectininae (Subfamily)
Euvola
Euvola ziczac (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Zigzag scallop (non-native species)
Pecten
Pecten maximus (Linnaeus, 1758) - Great scallop
Pectinida (Order) > Pectinoidea (Superfamily) > Pectinidae (Family) > Pedinae (Subfamily)
Aequipecten
Aequipecten opercularis (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Queen scallop or Quin
Argopecten
Argopecten gibbus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Atlantic calico scallop (non-native species)
Mimachlamys
Mimachlamys varia (Linnaeus, 1758)
- syn. Chlamys varia - Variegated scallop
Mimachlamys varia nivea (Macgillivray, 1825)
- White variegated scallop
Pectinida (Order) > Pectinoidea (Superfamily) > Propeamussiidae (Family)
Similipecten
Similipecten similis (Laskey, 1811) - Pygmy Scallop
Pectinida (Order) > Pectinoidea (Superfamily) > Spondylidae (Family)
Spondylus
Spondylus tenuis Schreibers, 1793
- Digitate thorny oyster (non-native species)
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Other members of the order Pectinida
From the authors collection of foreign shells,
species not recorded in the United Kingdom.
Pectinoidea (Superfamily) > Pectinidae (Family) > Chlamydinae (Subfamily) > Chlamydini (Tribe)
Chlamys
Chlamys hastata (G. B. Sowerby II, 1842)
- Spiny pink scallop (Washington, USA)
Manupecten
Manupecten pesfelis (Linnaeus, 1758) -
Cat's Paw Scallop (Canary Islands)
Pectinoidea (Superfamily) > Pectinidae (Family) > Pectininae (Subfamily) > Pectinini (Tribe)
Pecten
Pecten jacobaeus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Pilgrim's or Mediterranean scallo (Canary Islands)
Pectinoidea (Superfamily) > Pectinidae (Family) > Pedinae (Subfamily)
Aequipecten
Aequipecten commutatus (Monterosato, 1875)
- Canestrello scallop (Canary Islands)
Argopecten
Argopecten irradians (Lamarck, 1819)
- Atlantic bay scalloP (New York, USA)
Pectinoidea (Superfamily) > Spondylidae (Family)
Spondylus
Spondylus americanus f. aurispinae Hermann, 1781
- Atlantic thorny oyster (E. USA)
Spondylus gaederopus Linnaeus, 1758
- European thorny oyster (Italy)
Plicatuloidea (Superfamily) > Plicatulidae (Family)
Plicatula
Plicatula gibbosa Lamarck, 1801
- Atlantic kitten's paw (Florida, USA)
