Exam 1 Flashcards
Common Periwinkle
Littorina littorea
Flat Top Shell
Gibbula umbilicalis
Common Limpet
Patella vulgata
Common Whelk
Buccinum undatum
Peppery Furrow Shell
Scrobicularia plana
Common Cockle
Cerastoderma edule
Portuguese Oyster
Crassostrea gigas
Blue Mussel
Mytilus edulis
Grey Gurnard
Eutrigla gurnardus
Atlantic Mackerel
Scomber scombrus
Hermit Crab
Paguroidea
Common Starfish
Asterias rubens
Common Cuttlefish
Sepia officinalis
Common Octopus
Octopus vulgaris
Lugworm
Arenicola marina
Pod Razor
Ensis siliqua
Shore Crab
Carcinus maenas
Oystercatcher
Haematopus ostralegus
Snakelocks Anemone
Anemonia viridis
Common Shrimp
Crangon crangon
Whiting
Merlangius merlangus
Dab
Limanda limanda
What is the hinge of a shell called?
Umbo
What is the top of a (snail) shell called?
Apex
What is the bottom of a (snail) shell called?
Aperture
What is the opening of a (snail) shell called?
Operculum