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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
Haliotis fulgens, green abaloneA pair of green abalone shells (Haliotis fulgens). This bivalve can been found upto 10m offshore in California
Gryphaea dilatata, devils toenailThis giant hooked oyster also known as a devils toenail originates from Sowerby, Upper Jurassic, Scarborough, Yorkshire, England
Larus argentatus, herring gullPlate 291 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
Hyolithes, primitive molluscShown here is Hyolithes, a Cambrian primitive mollusc. Hyolithes had an oval or cone-shaped, elongated shell and often occured in clusters along bedding planes of Cambrian shale
Ostrea sp. oyster with pearlsOysters are bivalve molluscs found on the sea bed. Pearls, are smooth, spherical objects which can form inside their shells. They are considered valuable and are farmed and used to make jewellery
Trigona, bivalvesShown here are a pair of Jurassic bivalves. Bivalves are shelled creatures and first appeared in the Middle Cambrian and are still common in todays seas and oceans
Shells and BivalvesA variety of different sea shells, including varieties of clam, mussel, whelk and cockle