Some more common British seashells

It’s raining again! Let’s have a splash of bright cheerful colour.

The variety of colour in some of our common British seashells is amazing. I particularly love the Flat Periwinkle shells that can be any hue from white to brown and every shade between.

5 Replies to “Some more common British seashells”

rollingharbour says:

July 16, 2012 at 11:20 am

Hi Jessica, what’s the checkered one in the centre? RH

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winderjssc says:

July 16, 2012 at 11:37 am

Hi. I think it’s a Grey Top Shell, Gibbula cineraria (Linnaeus). The white gastropod next to it is a very small European Sting Winkle, Ocenebra erinacea (Linnaeus); and below that the more pointed yellow shell with faint dark lines around the whorls is a Black-lined Periwinkle, Littorina nigrolineata Gray.

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flandrumhill says:

August 23, 2012 at 9:19 am

They may be common but they’re also gorgeous. Such a variety of warm colors, textures and subtle patterns.

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winderjssc says:

August 25, 2012 at 8:29 pm

Thank you. They are lovely, aren’t they?

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Ezequiel says:

September 4, 2012 at 5:36 am

hello there!
that little Ocenebra erinacea it’s beautiful.
your blog is awesome, I think I’ve said it before. 🙂

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