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Extinct marine reptilesSheet 1 of a series of posters called Extinct Animals by Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins c. 1862. This collection of marine reptiles lived during the Jurassic period between 200
Extinct bivalve mollusks: Pholadomya and Terebratula species. Handcolored lithograph from Dr. F.A. Schmidts Petrefactenbuch, published in Stuttgart, Germany, 1855 by Verlag von Krais & Hoffmann. Dr
Clam, mussel, oyster, scallop, etcVarieties of bivalve molluscs including clam, Tridacna, mussel, Mytilus, oyster, Ostrea, pen shell, Pinna, jingle shell, Anomia, and scallop, Pecten
Turbinated Shell, Bivalve Shell, Multivalve Shell
Peanut, areca nut palm and Trisidos semitortaPeanut or groundnut plant, Arachis hypogaea 1, areca nut palm, Areca catechu 2, and bivalve mollusc Arca semi-torta, Trisidos semitorta 3. Arachide, Aree, Arche
Pleuroploca trapezium, trapezium horse conchA pair of trapezium horse conch (Pleuroploca trapezium). This marine gastropod originates from the Indo-Pacific
Fossils of extinct bivalves.. Handcolored lithograph from Dr. F.A. Schmidts Petrefactenbuch, published in Stuttgart, Germany, 1855 by Verlag von Krais & Hoffmann. Dr
Pecten sp. scallopA fossil scallop from the Corallian Crag of Suffolk, England. Scallop shells are made up of two hinged plates and are a genus of bivalve mollusc
Plesiosaurus, Telesaurus, Ichthyosaurus, Pentacrinites, AmmoSheet 1 of a series of posters called Extinct Animals by Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins c. 1862. This collection of marine reptiles lived during the Jurassic period between 200 and 145 million years ago
Tridacna gigas, giant clamA pair of giant clam (Tridacna gigas). This endangered species is the largest living molluscs and can reach sizes of over 1m
Hippurites radiosus, rudist mollusc shellRudist mollusc shells are elongated molluscs and were also reef builders. Specimen dates from the Late Cretaceous, Des Moulins, Charente, France
Oyster shell with pearlOyster is a name given to a group of molluscs which can be found on sea beds, often in coastal waters. The pearl, a smooth spherical object can form inside its shell
Five bivalve fossils(Top) Chlamys fibrosa; (Centre left) Chlamys splendens; (Centre right) Perampliata ampliata; (Lower left) Mytilus ungulatus; (Lower right) Trigonia reticulata
Tridacna maxima Rg, 1798, giant clamPlate 76 from a bound volume of illustrations used for Lamarcks Genera of shells. Watercolour and graphite on paper, c. 1820 by Anna Children (became Atkins) (1799-1871) Date: 1820
Epidiceras speciosum (Munster), internal cast of bivalveSteinkern (internal cast) of a bizarrre rudist bivalve from the Jurassic period. Specimen from the Upper Kimmeridgian rocks, Kelheim, Bavaria, Germany
Mollusc, Arca (Barbatia) novaezelandiaeSpecimen collected by Robert Falcon Scotts British Antarctic Expedition 1910-1913, also known as the Terra Nova expedition
Six molluscs including four gastropods and two bivalvesWatercolour 396 by the Port Jackson Painter, from the Watling Collection
Shipworm boringsThis block of wood was attacked by Teredo navalis, common shipworm about 50 million years ago
Opalised snails and clamFound in the South Australia town of Coober Pedy, these ancient snail and clam shells have been preserved in semi-precious opal
Glove knitted from the beard threads of the pen shell (PinMade in the 1700s from the beard threads of the pen shell (Pinna nobilis), a large Mediterranean mollusc
Seven molluscs, including two bivalves and five gastropodsWatercolour 390 by the Port Jackson Painter, entitled Wee-ang-i, Ger-my, Won-ni, Goo-rung, from the Watling Collection
Fourteen molluscs, including gastropods and bivalvesWatercolour 395 by Thomas Watling, from the Watling Collection
Nine molluscs, including bivalves and gastropodsWatercolour 391 by the Port Jackson Painter, entitled Kow-er-ring, Kow-ill, Kaa-din, Wal-gan, from the Watling Collection
Four different molluscsWatercolour 397 by the Port Jackson Painter, entitled gna-go-rang, from the Watling Collection
Myophorella incurva, steinkern of bivalveOsses Ed - steinkern or internal cast of bivalve Myophorella incurva (J. de C. Sowerby) originating from thePortland Oolite, Portland
Gryphaea incurva, oysterFossil oyster also known as the Devils Toenail, specimen from the Lower Lias, Gloucestershire
Spondylus imperialis, imperial thorny oysterA pair of imperial thorny oysters (Spondylus imperalis) This bivalve can be found in the waters surrounding the Philippines
Plagiostoma, fossil shellThis shell of Plagiostoma from the British Jurassic measures 8.5 cm wide and shows radial ornamentation and growth banding
On the dredgeCommon dredge as descibed by Professor Edward Forbes. Anatomical Manipulation, Tulk and Henfrey 1843
Spondylus pictorum, painted thorny oysterA pair of painted thorny oysters (Spondylus pictorum). This bivalve can be found offshore up to 50 metres in the Mediterranean and Red seas
Turtle skull bivalvePDT unreg. Steinkern or internal cast of an unidentified bivalve, Cretaceous, North Carolina, U.S.A
Spondylus gaederopus, European thorny oysterA pair European thorny oysters (Spondylus gaederopus). This thorny bivalve is distributed around northwest coasts of Africa
Bathymodiolus elongatus, giant vent musselSpecimen of the giant vent mussel (Bathymodiolus elongatus). Thes huge mollusc are know only the north Fiji basin where they live in hydrothermal vents at a depth of 2800m
Chespecten jeffersonius, scallopSpecimen of the scallop (Chespecten jeffersonius), this shell originated from the Miocene era, some 23-7 million years ago. Maryland, USA
Gloripallium pallium, glory scallopDetail of shell ribs on the glory scallop shell (Gloripallium pallium)
Spodylus americanus, thorny oysterWatercolour of a thorny oyster on blue paper by Sarah Stone (c. 1760-1844) from the collection of Sir Ashton Lever
Aviculopecten planoradiatus, bivalveFossilised relics of this fan-shaped bivalve. Bivalves are shelled creatures and first appeared in the middle Cambrian, some 520 million years ago, they are still common in todays oceans
Somateria spectabilis, king eiderPlate 276 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1834-35), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London
Fossilised Tellinella rostralis, tellin bivalveFossilised specimen of a Tellin bivalve from Ecocene Belgium, 58 million years ago. Bivalves are hinged molluscs which first appeared in the Middle Cambrian some 500 million years ago
Scabrotrigonia thoracica, bivalveThis horny-ribbed bivalve dates from the late Cretaceous period (142 million years ago), they are still common in todays seas and oceans
Bivalve mollusc
Gryphaea arcuata Lamarck, fossil oystersAbout 190 million years old, found in the Lias clays and limestones of the Jurassic period. Commonly called Devils Toenails
Collection of molluscsPlate 16 from The History of Rutherglen and East-Kilbride by David Ure ( 1793)
Dipsas spPlate 10, a holotype from Arhtur MacGregors Hans Sloane, 1994. Shell specimens showing Sir Hans Sloanes catalogue numbers
Spomdylus imperialis, imperial thorny oyster