Mollusca Flashcards
1
Q
Patella vulgata
A
Common plate
Common limpet
2
Q
Lineatus
A
Lined
Lined top shell - phorcus linneatus
6 whorls
3
Q
Nucella
A
Dog welk
4
Q
Undatum
A
Wavy
Buccinum undatum - common welk
Wavy shell
5
Q
Erinicea
A
Hedgehog
Ocenebra erinicea - sting winkle
6
Q
Zizyphynum
A
Zig zag pattern
Painted European shell - Callostoma zizyphynum
7
Q
Fornicata
A
Fornicate - all lying on top of each other ugly
Slipper limpet - looks like feet
8
Q
Ensis Magnus
A
Razor shell - using a razor is “ Magnus” - better
9
Q
Edulis
A
Edible
Mytilius edulis - M for mussel
Ostrea edulis - O for oyster
Cerrastoderma edule- C for clam
10
Q
Corbula
A
Basket
Basket shell - corbula gibba
11
Q
Sepia
A
Cuttlefish in Italian
12
Q
Arenicola marina
A
Marina fisherman use these barbed worms as bate
