page_title: List of British Isles rockpool life
section_title: Molluscs
hierarchical_section_title: List of British Isles rockpool life / Animals / Molluscs
caption_attribution_description: English: Bora Zont, Taken at Saros/Turkey by me 日本語: ヨーロッパコウイカ Sepia officinalis
context_page_description: The rockpools of the British Isles are a feature of rocky shores and have a particular life of their own. Conditions within them are different from the open sea, as they are exposed to increased sunlight, as well as predation from land-based animals and accidental damage from tourism. Some, such as those in Wembury Marine Centre, are formally protected.
context_section_description: Cephalopods
  Common cuttlefish, Sepia officinalis
  Curled octopus, Eledone cirrhosa
  Common octopus, Octopus vulgaris
  Little cuttle, Sepiola atlantica
  Scaphopods
  Tusk shell, Antalis entalis
  Gastropods
  Keyhole limpet, Diodora apertura
  Slit limpet, Eumarginula reticulata
  Tortoiseshell limpet, Acmaea tessulata
  Common limpet, Patella vulgata
  Flat topshell, Gibbula umbilicalis
  Thick topshell, Monodonta lineata
  Common topshell, Calliostoma zizyphynum
  Common periwinkle, Littorina littorea
  Flat periwinkle, Littorina littoralis
  Rough periwinkle, Littorina saxatilis
  Dogwhelk, Nucella lapillus
  Netted Dogwhelk Nassarius reticulatus
  Common sea slug, Aeolidia papillosa
  Jorunna nudibranch Jorunna tomentosa
  Orange-clubbed nudibranch Limacia clavigera
  Rough-mantled doris Onchidoris bilamellata
  Whip fan nudibranch Tritonia nilsodhneri
  Necklace moon snail, Euspira catena
  Bivalves
  Blue mussel, Mytilus edulis
  Cockle, Cerastoderma edule
  Rough cockle, Acanthocardia tuberculata
  Prickly cockle, Acanthocardia echinata
  Bean clam, Donax semistriatus
  Golden banded wedge bean clam, Donax vittatus
  Razor shell, Pharus legumen
  Pod razorshell, Ensis ensis
  Pod razorshell, Ensis siliqua
  Thin tellin clam, Angulus tenuis
  Baltic tellin clam, Macoma balthica
  Ocean quahog, Arctica islandica
  Venus clam, Dosinia lupinus
  Venus clam, Chamelea striatula
  Striped venus clam, Chamelea gallina
  Smooth clam, Callista chione
  Pullet carpet clam, Venerupis corrugata
  Rayed trough clam, Mactra stultorum
  Cut trough clam, Spisula subtruncata
  Surf clam, Spisula solida
  Otter clam, Lutraria lutraria
  Otter clam, Lutraria angustior
  Piddock, Pholas dactylus
  European flat oyster, Ostrea edulis
  Flat oyster, Ostrea lamellosa
  Great scallop, Pecten maximus
  Queen scallop, Aequipecten opercularis
  Scallop, Aequipecten heliacus
caption: Sepia officinalis, the common cuttlefish
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