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Laig Bay, Eigg

UK Seashells - Seashells of Eigg

Below is a list of seashells which have been found on the Isle of Eigg in Scotland. Names in bold have images. Please contact me with any queries, or if you are interested in a shell which I have not illustrated yet. Please note that illustrated specimens are not necessarily from Eigg.

Please also note that a large proportion of my finds, including Glossus humanus, Limacina retroversa and Eulima bilineata, were from a beach where a new pier has been constructed and this beach is now almost devoid of shells. A new beach is forming in its place and has given rise to some new additions to the list.
SJL.
*records passed on to me by Christine Street

Species marked in colour are new additions, December 2005 and September 2010

Abra alba
Abra prismatica
Acanthocardia echinata - (Prickly cockle) - See also microshells4 page
Acteon tornatalis - See also microshells1 page
Aequipecten opercularis - (Queen scallop)
Alvania beanii
Alvania cancellata?
Alvania carinata
Alvania punctura
Alvania semistriata *
Angulus squalidus
- See also Tellins page
Angulus tenuis - (Thin tellin) - See also Tellins page
Antalis antalis - (Tusk shell)
Aporrhais pespelecani
Arca tetragona - (Ark shell)
Arcopagia crassa - (Blunt tellin)
Arctica islandica - (Icelandic cyprine)
Bittium reticulatum - (Needle whelk)
Brachystomia carrozzai ?
Buccinum undatum
- (Common whelk or Buckie)
Caecum glabrum
Caecum imperforatum
Calliostoma zizyphinum
- (Painted top shell)
Cerastoderma edule - (Common edible cockle)
Cerithiopsis tubercularis
Chamelea gallina
- (Striped venus)
Chlamys distorta - (Hunchback scallop)
Chlamys varia?
Chrysallida obtusa
Cingula trifasciata
Circomphalus casina

Clausinella fasciata - (Banded venus)
Cochlodesma praetenu
Colus gracilis

Corbula gibba - (Common basket-shell)
Crenella decussata
Cylichna alba? *
Cylichna cylindracea
Delectopecten vitreus *
Diodora graeca
- (Common keyhole limpet)
Diplodonta rotundata *
Donax vittatus
- (Banded wedge shell)
Dosinia exoleta - (Rayed artemis)
Dosinia lupinus - (Smooth artemis)
Ebala nitidissima
Emarginula fissura
- (Slit limpet)
Ensis arcuatus
Ensis siliqua
- (Pod razor shell)
Epitonium clathratulum
Epitonium clathrus - (Common wentletrap)
Epitonium trevelyanum
Epitonium turtonis
Eulima bilineata
Eulimella laevis *
Fabulina fabula

Gari depressa - (Large sunset shell)
Gari fervensis - (Faroe sunset shell)
Gari tellinella
Gibbula cineraria - (Grey top shell)
Gibbula magus - (Turban top shell)
Gibbula tumida
Gibbula umbilicalis
- (Flat or purple top shell)
Glossus humanus - (Heart cockle)
Glycymeris glycymeris - (Dog cockle)
Goodallia triangularis
Helcion pellucidum
- (Blue-rayed limpet)
Heteranomia squamula *
Hiatella arctica
- (Wrinkled rock borer)
Hinia incrassata - (Thick-lipped dog whelk)
Hinia reticulata - (Netted dog whelk)
Hydrobia ulvae - (Laver spire shell)
Iotha fulva - (Tawny limpet)
Jujubinus montagui
Kellia suborbicularis
Lacuna pallidula - (Pallid chink shell)
Lacuna parva - (Small chink shell)
Lacuna vincta - (Banded chink shell)
Laevicardium crassum - (Norway cockle)
Lamellaria latens
Lasaea adansoni
Lepidochitona cinereus - (Chiton or Coat-of-mail shell)
Leucophytia bidentata
Limacina retroversa
Limatula subauriculata
Littorina littorea - (Common or Edible periwinkle)
Littorina neglecta
Littorina nigrolineata - (Black-lined periwinkle)
Littorina obtusata / mariae - (Flat periwinkle)
Littorina saxatilis - (Rough periwinkle)
Lucinoma borealis - (Northern lucine)
Lutraria angustior
Lutraria lutraria
Macoma balthica - (Baltic tellin)
Mactra stultorum - (Rayed trough-shell)
Mangelia coarctata
Mangelia nebula ?
Manzonia crassa
Margarites helicinus - (Pearly top shell)
Marshallora adversa
Megastomia conspicua ?
Melanella alba
Melarharphe neritoides
Modiolarca tumida ? - (Marbled crenella) ?
Modiolula phaseolina - (Bean horse-mussel)
Modiolus modiolus - (Horse mussel)
Moerella donacina
Moerella pygmaea
Musculus discors - (Green crenella)
Mya arenaria - (Sand gaper)
Mya truncata - (Blunt gaper)
Myrtea spinifera
Mysella bidentata
Mysia undata
Mytilus edulis - (Common mussel)
Neptunea antiqua - (Red whelk, Spindle shell or Buckie)
Nucella lapillus - (Dog whelk)
Nucula sp. - (Nut shell)
Ocenebra erinacea - (Sting winkle)
Oenopota rufa
Oenopota turricula
Omalogyra atomus *
Onoba aculeus
Onoba semicostata
Ovatella myosotis
Palliolum tigerinum - (Tiger scallop)
Parvicardium exiguum - (Little cockle)
Parvicardium minimum? *
Parvicardium ovale
Parvicardium scabrum
Patella ulyssiponensis *
Patella vulgata - (Common limpet)
Pecten maximus - (Great scallop)
Phaxus pellucidus
Philine punctata
Philine scabra
Pododesmus patelliformis
Polinices catena * - (Spotted necklace shell)
Polinices polianus - (Alder's necklace shell)
Raphitoma boothii
Raphitoma linearis
Retusa obtusa
Retusa truncatula
Rissoa lilacina agg.
Rissoa membranacea ?
Rissoa parva
Scaphander lignarius
Scrobicularia plana - (Peppery furrow shell)
Semierycina nitida *
Skeneopsis planorbis
Spisula elliptica - (Elliptical trough shell)
Spisula solida - (Thick trough shell)
Spisula subtruncata
Tapes aureus? - (Golden carpet shell)
Tapes decussatus - Chequered carpet shell
Tapes rhomboides - Banded carpet shell
Tectura testudinalis - (Common tortoiseshell limpet)
Tectura virginea - (White tortoiseshell limpet)
Tellimya ferruginosa
Thracia convexa *
Thracia distorta
Thracia phaseolina
Thracia villosiuscula
Thyasira flexuosa - (Wavy hatchet shell)
Timoclea ovata - (Oval venus)
Tricolia pullus - (Pheasant shell)
Trivia arctica - (Northern or Arctic cowrie)
Trivia monacha - (Spotted cowrie)
Turbonilla crenata
Turbonilla lactea *
Turritella communis - (Tower shell)
Turtonia minuta
Velutina velutina - (Velvet shell)
Venerupis senegalensis - (Pullet carpet shell)
Yoldiella philippiana