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
Columbella mercatoria (Linnaeus, 1758) - Common dove shell (Marine snail images)
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Common dove shell
Columbella mercatoria
- shell underside / mouth 1

Common dove shell
Columbella mercatoria
- shell side view 1

Specimen above photographed in authors collection 04.02.16. This 17mm specimen was collected by Arden Anderson at Samana, Dominican Republic. 24.06.80.

Columbella mercatoria Common dove 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.