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
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
- lateral view live snail 1

Least chink shell or Tiny lacuna
Lacuna parva
- ventral view live snail 1

Specimen above found under a rock on the lowershore at Wherry Rocks, Wherrytown, Penzance, Cornwall. 10.08.17.

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

Specimen above was found on the lowershore at Marazion, Cornwall. 11.03.12.

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

Marazion 19.03.11, eggs laid under a rock on the lowershore that might be the eggs of this species but this needs confirmation.

Least chink shell or Tiny lacuna
Lacuna parva
- banded animal 1

Least chink shell or Tiny lacuna
Lacuna parva
- banded shell lateral view 1

Least chink shell or Tiny lacuna
Lacuna parva
- banded shell ventral view 1

Specimen above was found in a sample of stone washings on the lowershore at Long Rock, Penzance, Cornwall. 09.10.18.

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
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.