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
Alvania carinata (da Costa, 1778) - Keeled spire shell (Marine snail images)
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Alvania carinata
Keeled spire shell
- shell 1

Alvania carinata
Keeled spire shell
- shell 2

Alvania carinata
Keeled spire shell
- shell 3

Alvania carinata
Keeled spire shell
- shell 4

Images of shell in my own personal collection. Shell featured is from Pointe de L'arcouest, Ploubazlanec, Brittany, France. January 1987. This specimen was purchased from Guido T. Poppe - Philippe Poppe, Conchology, Inc..

Recent records of this species on the Cornish ERICA database includes sites such as Hannafore Point, Looe; Battery Rocks, Penzance; Damar Bay and St. Anthony, Gillan Harbour. Historically recorded from Lands End, Porthcurno, Mounts Bay, Helford; and Bar Point, Falmouth.

Scientific and European Names:
Alvania carinata, Keeled spire shell.

Location information provided by the author and from the ERICA records database for Cornwall. Scientific and Common Names used are largely gained from from the WoRMS Database.

 

Alvania carinata Keeled spire shell marine snail 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.