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Mollusc Collection

Background imageMollusc Collection: Achatinella sp. Oahu tree snails

Achatinella sp. Oahu tree snails

Background imageMollusc Collection: Giant octopus

Giant octopus
Plate 26 from Histoire naturelle des Mollusques by Count Georges Louis Leclerc de Buffon, 1805

Background imageMollusc Collection: Extinct marine reptiles

Extinct marine reptiles
Sheet 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

Background imageMollusc Collection: Asteroceras, fossil ammonite

Asteroceras, fossil ammonite
A 16 cm diameter specimen of the Jurassic ammonite Asteroceras from the Lower Jurassic of Dorset, England

Background imageMollusc Collection: Octopus

Octopus
Watercolour 401 by the Port Jackson Painter, from the Watling Collection

Background imageMollusc Collection: Janthina violacea, violet snail

Janthina violacea, violet snail
Watercolour 398 by Thomas Watling, entitled Boala, from the Watling Collection

Background imageMollusc Collection: Snail teeth

Snail teeth

Background imageMollusc Collection: Clam, mussel, oyster, scallop, etc

Clam, mussel, oyster, scallop, etc
Varieties of bivalve molluscs including clam, Tridacna, mussel, Mytilus, oyster, Ostrea, pen shell, Pinna, jingle shell, Anomia, and scallop, Pecten

Background imageMollusc Collection: Argonauta hians, brown paper nautilus

Argonauta hians, brown paper nautilus
A pair of brown paper nautilus (Argonauta hians). This delicate-shelled cephalopod is distributed in warm seas globally

Background imageMollusc Collection: Bali seashell gleaner, Kuta

Bali seashell gleaner, Kuta
Bali seashell gleaner. Silhouette of woman with head scarf bending over to gather shells in the shallow seawater near Kuta Date: 1989

Background imageMollusc Collection: Nautilus pompilius, common nautilus

Nautilus pompilius, common nautilus
A section through a common nautilus (Nautilus pompiius) showing the internal divisions into chambers and siphuncles

Background imageMollusc Collection: Mollusques - molluscs (shells)

Mollusques - molluscs (shells)
Spectacular variety of molluscs and shells. Date: 1930

Background imageMollusc Collection: Radio presenter with giant snail

Radio presenter with giant snail
Radio presenter comes face to face with a giant snail -- a surprise guest on his show. Date: circa 1970s

Background imageMollusc Collection: Glaucus atlanticus, blue sea slug

Glaucus atlanticus, blue sea slug
Ff. 23 Vol 3. Watercolour painting by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage to explore the southern continent 1768-1771

Background imageMollusc Collection: Sir Joseph Banks herbarium and library at Soho Square

Sir Joseph Banks herbarium and library at Soho Square
Sir Joseph Banks herbarium and part library in his house at 32 Soho Square, London. It remained there until 1827 when it was moved to the British Museum at Montagu House

Background imageMollusc Collection: Semicassis labiata labiata, agate cassid

Semicassis labiata labiata, agate cassid

Background imageMollusc Collection: Belemnotheutis antiquus, squid

Belemnotheutis antiquus, squid
A well-preserved Upper Jurassic squid aged 160 million years. This specimen originates from Christian Malford, Wiltshire

Background imageMollusc Collection: Seven squid and octopuses

Seven squid and octopuses
Tableau 2 from Albertus Sebas Thesaurus, Vol 3, 1759

Background imageMollusc Collection: Cockle gathering at Penclawdd 1857

Cockle gathering at Penclawdd 1857
Eight miles from Swansea on the Loughor river, women gathering and preparing cockles for market. Date: 1857

Background imageMollusc Collection: Bladderwort, Utricularia vulgaris

Bladderwort, Utricularia vulgaris. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieus Dizionario delle Scienze Naturali, Dictionary of Natural Science, Florence, Italy, 1837

Background imageMollusc Collection: Extinct horn of plenty cerith shell, Cerithium cornucopia

Extinct horn of plenty cerith shell, Cerithium cornucopia
Fossil of an extinct horn of plenty cerith, Cerithium cornucopia, Ceritio corno d abbonanza. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Laurent de Jussieus Dizionario delle Scienze

Background imageMollusc Collection: Plankton, Surirella striatula

Plankton, Surirella striatula, Surirella striata. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Laurent de Jussieus Dizionario delle Scienze Naturali, Dictionary of Natural Science

Background imageMollusc Collection: Tree oyster, Isognomon isognomum

Tree oyster, Isognomon isognomum (Tranquebar perna, Perna tranquebarensis). Handcoloured copperplate engraving drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder from William Elford Leachs Zoological

Background imageMollusc Collection: Chiragra spider conch, scallop, whelk, sea snail, etc

Chiragra spider conch, scallop, whelk, sea snail, etc
Various mollusc shells: Chiragra spider conch, Harpago chiragra 1, scallops, Pecten species 2-5, whelk, Buccinum undatum 6, Lagena species 7, sea snail, Rapa rapa 8, de ajuinschil shell 9

Background imageMollusc Collection: Shells and seaweed on the shore

Shells and seaweed on the shore
Sea snail, Haustellum haustellum 1, black and white cone, Conus ebraeus 2, Episcopal miter, Mitra mitra 3, dog conch, Laevistrombus canarium 4, limpet, Patella scutellaris 5, and rosy razor clam

Background imageMollusc Collection: Tiger cowrie, wrinkled cowrie, money cowrie, etc

Tiger cowrie, wrinkled cowrie, money cowrie, etc
Tiger cowrie, Cypraea tigris 1, wrinkled cowrie, Nucleolaria nucleus 2, money cowrie, Monetaria moneta 3, and Ellatrivia merces 4, Porcelaines

Background imageMollusc Collection: Admiral cone, larval stage of lamprey, and extinct ammonite

Admiral cone, larval stage of lamprey, and extinct ammonite
Admiral cone, Conus ammiralis 1, ammocete or larval stage of lamprey, Petromyzon marinus 2, and extinct ammonite mollusc fossil 3

Background imageMollusc Collection: Stag beetle, molluscs and wasp

Stag beetle, molluscs and wasp
Stag beetle, Lucanus cervus 1, Cerithium sulcatum and Rhinoclavis aspera molluscs 3, 4, Cerocoma elateroides 5 and Keroplatus tipuloides wasp 6. Cerf-volant, cerithe, cerocome, ceroplate

Background imageMollusc Collection: Peanut, areca nut palm and Trisidos semitorta

Peanut, areca nut palm and Trisidos semitorta
Peanut or groundnut plant, Arachis hypogaea 1, areca nut palm, Areca catechu 2, and bivalve mollusc Arca semi-torta, Trisidos semitorta 3. Arachide, Aree, Arche

Background imageMollusc Collection: Ommastrephes sagittatus, squid

Ommastrephes sagittatus, squid
A glass model of a squid, created by Leopold and Rudolf Blaschka in the late nineteenth century and held at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageMollusc Collection: Pleuroploca trapezium, trapezium horse conch

Pleuroploca trapezium, trapezium horse conch
A pair of trapezium horse conch (Pleuroploca trapezium). This marine gastropod originates from the Indo-Pacific

Background imageMollusc Collection: Brazilian squid

Brazilian squid
SEA SERPENT LOOK-ALIKE Cuttle fish, or calamary Date: 1802

Background imageMollusc Collection: Argonauta argo (female), octopus

Argonauta argo (female), octopus
A glass model of an octopus, created by Leopold and Rudolf Blaschka in the late nineteenth century and held at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageMollusc Collection: Aptyxiella portlandica (Sowerby), Portland screwstone

Aptyxiella portlandica (Sowerby), Portland screwstone
A gastropod steinkern or internal cast of a Portland screwstone (Aptyxiella portlandica) from the Jurassic Portland Stone, Top Roach, Portland

Background imageMollusc Collection: Thatcheria mirabilis, Japanese wonder shell

Thatcheria mirabilis, Japanese wonder shell
This spectacularly spiralling shellfish is a member of the Turrid family who catch their prey by harpooning them with a modified radula (tooth) and poisoning them with a nerve toxin

Background imageMollusc Collection: Hydatina physis, rose-petal bubble shell

Hydatina physis, rose-petal bubble shell
Watercolour 399 by the Port Jackson Painter, entitled Kallee dere, from the Watling Collection

Background imageMollusc Collection: Dr Karl Jordan (1875-1972)

Dr Karl Jordan (1875-1972)
Curator of entomology at Walter Rothschilds Zoological Museum at Tring from 1893, beyond Rothschilds death and up to the transition to the Natural History Museum at Tring in 1938

Background imageMollusc Collection: Emma Rothschild (1844-1935)

Emma Rothschild (1844-1935)
Mother of Tring Museum founder Walter Rothschild

Background imageMollusc Collection: Emu, rheas and kangaroos at Tring Park

Emu, rheas and kangaroos at Tring Park
Live animals collected by Walter Rothschild in the grounds of Tring Park, with keeper Mr Marcham, 1890 Date: 1890

Background imageMollusc Collection: Walter Rothschild Bird skin collection, 1933

Walter Rothschild Bird skin collection, 1933
Packed for shipping. The majority of Rothschilds (280, 000 items) bird skin collection was sold the AMNH in New York after he ran into financial difficulties

Background imageMollusc Collection: Walter Rothschild Bird skin collection, 1932

Walter Rothschild Bird skin collection, 1932
Packed for shipping. The majority of Rothschilds (280, 000 items) bird skin collection was sold the AMNH in New York after he ran into financial difficulties

Background imageMollusc Collection: Pecten sp. scallop

Pecten sp. scallop
A 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

Background imageMollusc Collection: Fossil shells of the Miocene Tertiary Period

Fossil shells of the Miocene Tertiary Period
Plate II from Principles of Geology, being an attempt to explain the former changes of the Earths surface. Vol. 3 1832-33 by Charles Lyell (1797-1875)

Background imageMollusc Collection: Plate 77 from the John Reeves Collection

Plate 77 from the John Reeves Collection
John Reeves, a 19th Century Tea Inspector, travelled to Canton, China in order to develop a large collection of Chinese natural history drawings

Background imageMollusc Collection: Strombus gigas, queen conch

Strombus gigas, queen conch
Plate 2. Watercolour by Jean Charles Chenu from his Illustrations Conchyliologiques, part 17 (1843)

Background imageMollusc Collection: Goniatites, fossil ammonite

Goniatites, fossil ammonite
In marked contrast to Dactylioceras, this Carboniferous Goniatites has a shell in which successive whols overlap stongly, giving a narrow, deep umbilicus

Background imageMollusc Collection: Tridacna gigas, giant clam

Tridacna gigas, giant clam
A pair of giant clam (Tridacna gigas). This endangered species is the largest living molluscs and can reach sizes of over 1m

Background imageMollusc Collection: Cypraea argus, hundred-eyed cowrie

Cypraea argus, hundred-eyed cowrie
A pair of hundred-eyed cowries (Cypraea argus). A marine gastropod found across the Indo-Pacific. The name hundred-eyed refers to the particular type of shell pattern

Background imageMollusc Collection: Nipponites mirabilis, ammonite

Nipponites mirabilis, ammonite
This ammonite from the Upper Cretaceous of Japan displays a loose, tangled coil

Background imageMollusc Collection: Hippurites radiosus, rudist mollusc shell

Hippurites radiosus, rudist mollusc shell
Rudist mollusc shells are elongated molluscs and were also reef builders. Specimen dates from the Late Cretaceous, Des Moulins, Charente, France

Background imageMollusc Collection: Oyster shell with pearl

Oyster shell with pearl
Oyster 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

Background imageMollusc Collection: Five bivalve fossils

Five bivalve fossils
(Top) Chlamys fibrosa; (Centre left) Chlamys splendens; (Centre right) Perampliata ampliata; (Lower left) Mytilus ungulatus; (Lower right) Trigonia reticulata

Background imageMollusc Collection: Kitten and Snail

Kitten and Snail
Unusual Friends - Kitten and Snail in the garden. 1950s

Background imageMollusc Collection: Baltimore, Maryland, USA - Unloading Oysters

Baltimore, Maryland, USA - Unloading Oysters. Set within an oyster shell border.. Date: 1910

Background imageMollusc Collection: Dieppe, France - Mussel sellers

Dieppe, France - Mussel sellers. Date: circa 1902

Background imageMollusc Collection: Father and son studying a snail

Father and son studying a snail making its slow progress up a fence. Date: 1859

Background imageMollusc Collection: Posada, The ballad of the snail, Mexico

Posada, The ballad of the snail, Mexico
The ballad of the snail, Mexico. circa 1900s

Background imageMollusc Collection: Entomology, W. Rothschild Zoological Museum

Entomology, W. Rothschild Zoological Museum
The Museum was bequeathed to the Natural History Museum following Rothschilds death in 1937, along with its unique collections of preserved animals

Background imageMollusc Collection: Alfred Newton

Alfred Newton (1829-1907), Professor of Comparative Anatomy at Cambridge University in the late 19th Century. Newton was an expert ornithologist and tutored Walter Rothschild in anatomy

Background imageMollusc Collection: Tridacna maxima R�g, 1798, giant clam

Tridacna maxima R�g, 1798, giant clam
Plate 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

Background imageMollusc Collection: Nautilus sp

Nautilus sp
Alice Bolingbroke Woodward (1862-1951). Watercolour on paper. Alice Woodward was taught science and illustration by her father Henry Woodward

Background imageMollusc Collection: Hans Sloanes nautilus shell

Hans Sloanes nautilus shell
Sir Hans Sloane is perhaps the most important collector ever. His huge collection forms the core of both the British Museum and the Natural History Museum

Background imageMollusc Collection: Various Mollusca and Crustacea species

Various Mollusca and Crustacea species
Watercolour from the Thomas Hardwicke Collection, c.1820 Date: circa 1820

Background imageMollusc Collection: Eledone cirrhosa, Curled Octopus

Eledone cirrhosa, Curled Octopus
Illustration from the Thomas Hardwicke Collection, marked Sepia octopodia

Background imageMollusc Collection: Conus and Epitonium shells

Conus and Epitonium shells
Watercolour by Johann Gustav Hoch, c. 1771. Clockwise from top left: Conus ammiralis, Admiral cone; Conus episcopus, Episcopal or bishop cone; Conus imperialis, Imperial cone; Conus virgo

Background imageMollusc Collection: Buccinum harpa

Buccinum harpa
Watercolour by J. Hayes from Mollusca and Radiata of India, The Thomas Hardwicke Collection, c.1820 Date: circa 1820

Background imageMollusc Collection: Verania sicula, squid

Verania sicula, squid
A glass model of a squid, created by Leopold and Rudolf Blaschka in the late nineteenth century and held at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageMollusc Collection: Tremoctopus velifer, octopus

Tremoctopus velifer, octopus
A glass model of an octopus, created by Leopold and Rudolf Blaschka in the late nineteenth century and held at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageMollusc Collection: Sepioteuthis sicula. jpg

Sepioteuthis sicula. jpg
A glass model of a squid, created by Leopold and Rudolf Blaschka in the late nineteenth century and held at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageMollusc Collection: Sepiola rondeletii, squid

Sepiola rondeletii, squid
A glass model of a squid, created by Leopold and Rudolf Blaschka in the late nineteenth century and held at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageMollusc Collection: Sepia officinalis, squid

Sepia officinalis, squid
A glass model of a squid, created by Leopold and Rudolf Blaschka in the late nineteenth century and held at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageMollusc Collection: Sepia elegans, squid

Sepia elegans, squid
A glass model of a squid, created by Leopold and Rudolf Blaschka in the late nineteenth century and held at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageMollusc Collection: Rossia dispar, squid

Rossia dispar, squid
A glass model of a squid, created by Leopold and Rudolf Blaschka in the late nineteenth century and held at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageMollusc Collection: Philonexia catenulatus, octopus

Philonexia catenulatus, octopus
A glass model of an octopus, created by Leopold and Rudolf Blaschka in the late nineteenth century and held at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageMollusc Collection: Onychoteuthis lichtensteinii, squid

Onychoteuthis lichtensteinii, squid
A glass model of a squid, created by Leopold and Rudolf Blaschka in the late nineteenth century and held at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageMollusc Collection: Onychia platyptera, squid

Onychia platyptera, squid
A glass model of a squid, created by Leopold and Rudolf Blaschka in the late nineteenth century and held at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageMollusc Collection: Ommastrephes sagittatus, squid

Ommastrephes sagittatus, squid
A glass model of a squid, created by Leopold and Rudolf Blaschka in the late nineteenth century and held at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageMollusc Collection: Octopus vulgaris, octopus

Octopus vulgaris, octopus
A glass model of an octopus, created by Leopold and Rudolf Blaschka in the late nineteenth century and held at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageMollusc Collection: Epidiceras speciosum (Munster), internal cast of bivalve

Epidiceras speciosum (Munster), internal cast of bivalve
Steinkern (internal cast) of a bizarrre rudist bivalve from the Jurassic period. Specimen from the Upper Kimmeridgian rocks, Kelheim, Bavaria, Germany

Background imageMollusc Collection: Rasenia uralensi, ammonite

Rasenia uralensi, ammonite
A fossil ammonite from the Upper Jurassic, Kimmeridge clay, Market Rasen, Lincolnshire. An ammonite has a coiled, chambered shell and is an extinct mollusc

Background imageMollusc Collection: Histioteuthis bonelliana, squid

Histioteuthis bonelliana, squid
A glass model of a squid, created by Leopold and Rudolf Blaschka in the late nineteenth century and held at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageMollusc Collection: Loligo vulgaris, squid

Loligo vulgaris, squid
A glass model of a squid, created by Leopold and Rudolf Blaschka in the late nineteenth century and held at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageMollusc Collection: Enoploteuthis veranii, squid

Enoploteuthis veranii, squid
A glass model of a squid, created by Leopold and Rudolf Blaschka in the late nineteenth century and held at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageMollusc Collection: Enoploteuthis owenii, squid

Enoploteuthis owenii, squid
A glass model of a squid, created by Leopold and Rudolf Blaschka in the late nineteenth century and held at the Natural History Museum, London



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