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UK Seashells - Bivalves

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See Species list for shell sizes and a list of English names

Nucula sp.


Arca tetragona


Glycymeris
glycymeris


Mytilus edulis


Modiolus modiolus
     

Limaria
hians
  

Crassostrea gigas
  

Chlamys
distorta


Chlamys
islandica
  

Chlamys varia


Chlamys nivea


Pecten maximus
  

Aequipecten
opercularis


Palliolum
tigerinum


Pseudamussium
septemradiatum


Similipecten
similis


Loripes lucinalis


Myrtea spinifera


Lucinoma borealis


Lucinella
divaricata


Lasaea adansoni


Tridonta borealis


Tridonta elliptica


Acanthocardia
echinata


Laevicardium crassum



Cerastoderma edule
Cerastoderma glaucum


Mactra stultorum



Spisula elliptica
Spisula solida


Spisula subtruncata



Lutraria lutraria



Ensis ensis


Ensis arcuatus
Ensis siliqua


Angulus squalidus


Angulus tenuis


Arcopagia crassa


Fabulina fabula


Moerella donacina


Moerella pygmaea


Macoma balthica


Donax vittatus



Gari depressa


Gari tellinella


Gari fervensis


Pharus legumen


Abra alba


Ervilia castanea


Scrobicularia plana


Arctica islandica


Glossus humanus


Circomphalus casina



Gouldia minima



Chamelea gallina


Clausinella fasciata


Timoclea ovata


Tapes aureus


Tapes rhomboides


Venerupis senegalensis
Tapes decussatus


Tapes philippinarum


Dosinia exoleta
Dosinia lupinus


Petricola pholadiformis


Mysia undata


Mya truncata



Mya arenaria



Corbula gibba



Hiatella arctica



Pholas dactylus


Barnea candida


Barnea parva


Zirfea crispata


Thracia phaseolina


Thracia villosiuscula


Thracia distorta


Cochlodesma praetenue


Pandora
inaequivalvis