Cock's comb oyster, Lopha cristagalliWe took an underwater photography trip to the Philippines in December 2016. We returned in November 2024.
Bivalves are aquatic molluscs that have laterally compressed soft bodies enclosed by a calcified exoskeleton consisting of a hinged pair of half-shells known as valves.
Cock's comb oyster, Lopha cristagalli
Honeycomb oyster, Hyotissa hyotis
Fan-shell scallop (pen shell), Atrina pectinata
Box mussel, Septifer nulocularis
Pacific pearl oyster, Pinctada margaritifera
The endangered giant clam is the largest living bivavle mollusc. Thye live in flat coral sand or broken coral.
Giant clam, Tridacna gigas
Boring giant clam, Tridacna crocea
Irisdescant scallop, Pedum spondyloideum
Electric fileclam, Ctenoides ales
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Fingerprint oyster, Alectryonella plicatula
Snails are shelled grastropods having a coiled shell into which the animal can retract completely.
Scorpion spider conch, Lambis scorpius indomaris
Caltrop murex, Murex tribulus
Golden wentletrap, Epitomium billeeanum
Fire urchin snail, Luetzenia asthenosomae
Auger, Terebra cf dimidiata
Cat auger, Terebra felina
Cowries are marine gastropod molluscs (sea snails), most shaped more or less like an egg with a flat underside.
Tiger cowrie, Cypraea tigris
Spindle cowrie, Aclyvolva sp.
Egg cowries, Ovula ovum
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Last modified 9 December 2024