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Partula affinis, P. otaheitana, French Polynesian tree snailPlate 29 from Studies on the Genus Partula by Henry Edward Crampton (1916). Found only in French Polynesia this entire genus is on the brink of extinction due to predation from the introduced rosy
Oliva erythrostomaPlate 31 from Coquilles Univalves Marines by Duclos (1835)
Symmetrocapulus, limpetFossilised specimen of a limpet found in the Jurassic limestone of Les Moutiers en Cinglais, France. 206-142 million years old
Busycon contrarium, lightening whelkFossilised specimen of the Pilocene gastropod, originating from Florida, USA, 5 million years ago. The lightening whelk has a long siphonal canal
Voluta muricina, gastropodSpecimen of the large marine gastropod Voluta muricana. It has a ornate, spiralling shell with a large aperture
Architectonica sp. sundial shellFossilised specimen of a sundial shell found in Orciano, Italy
Typhis pungens, gastropod
Harpagodes wrightii, gastropodA Jurassic gastropod originating from Gloucestershire, England
Desmoulia conglobata, gastropodA cross-section of a desmoulia conglobata shell specimen
Chlorostilbon angustipennis, Columbian emeraldPlate 363, hand coloured lithograph from A Monograph of the Trochilid, or Family of Hummingbirds, (1861) by John Gould
Littorina sp. periwinkleA comparison of various periwinkle specimens (Littorina), held at the Natural History Museum, London
Freshwater snailsSpecimen jar containing some freshwater snails, held at the Natural History Museum, London
Bulinus sp. snailsSpecimen jar containing snails (Bulinus). These snails act as intermediate hosts for the parasite of the tropical disease bilharzia. Specimens held at the Natural History Museum, London
Catharanthus roseus, madagascan periwinkleFolio 29 from A Collection of Flowers (1795) by John Edwards. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Conus cedonulli, matchless conePlate 48 from Thesaurus Vol. 3, 1758 by Albertus Seba (1665-1736)
Charonia rubicunda, red australwelk and a voluteWatercolour 388 by Thomas Watling, entitled Gna-gorong and Gung a rung, from the Watling Collection
Strombus tricornis, lightfootShell specimen with Martin Listers engraving from his Historiae Sive Synopsis Methodicae Conchyliorum, 1685-1692, plate 873
InsectsDrawing 402 from the Watling Collection simply titled a crab, a spider, a snail, two butterflies and a caterpillar by Thomas Watling
Semicassis labiata labiata, agate cassid
Tonna cerevisina, tun shellWatercolour 386 by Thomas Watling, entitled Ka lee, from the Watling Collection
British Nudibranch Molluscs, Plate aAHistory of British Mollusca, Forbes and Hanley, Vol I 1853. Illustration of Triopa claviger, Egirus punctilucens, Tritonia hombergi, Doto coronata, Scyllaea pelagica
Haliotis fulgens, green abaloneA pair of green abalone shells (Haliotis fulgens). This bivalve can been found upto 10m offshore in California
Fasciolaria tulipa, true tulipA pair of true tulips (Fasciolaria tulipa). The true tulip is a carnivorous gastropod that is closely related to the horse conch
Conus textile, textile coneDetail of tent pattern of textile cone shell. Photographed by Harry Taylor
Human (Homo sapiens) Femur and PatellaThe ball joint from the top end of a human femur and a patella (knee cap) which once belonged to a victim of the Mount Vesuvius eruption of AD 79 which buried the towns of Herculaneum and Pompeii
Gustavus Brander (1720-1787)Trustee of the British Museum and Director of the Bank of England. Here depicted holding the type specimen of Strombus amplus
Chlorostilbon elegans, Goulds Emerald
Voluta aulica specimen. Catalogue reference w.3.t3.f4
Strombus pugilis, West Indian fighting conchPlate 854 by Martin Lister from his Historia Conchylorium, 1685-1692
Platyphysa prinsepi, freshwater snails65 million year old freshwater snail specimens that were engulfed by lava flows. Originating from the Late Cretaceous, Nagpur, India
Nelumbo lutea, American lotus and Triodopsis albolabri, snaiDrawing 34 (Ewan 59) from the Botanical and zoological drawings (1756-1788) by William Bartram. Pen, ink and watercolour
Bulinus sp. Biomphalaria sp. African snailsA collection of shells of species involved in the life cycle of blood flukes of the genus Schistosoma which gives rise to the disease Schistosomiasis in humans
Partula mirabilis, P. mooreana, French Polynesian tree snai
Athleta luctator, fossil sea snailA fossil sea snail (Athleta luctator) dating from the late Eocene rocks around Barton, England