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ShellSpecimen shell held at the Natural History Museum, London
MolluscPlate 2 by J Drouet from his Etudes sur les naiades de la France, Vol. 2, 1857
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
Strombus luhuanus, red-mouthed strombWatercolour 392 by Thomas Watling, entitled Gung-e-ra-nere, from the Watling Collection
Plate 37 from Sebas ThesauriIllustration from A Sebas Locupletissimi rerum naturalium thesauri accurata descripttio, Vol 3, 1758. This plate shows the way Seba displayed the specimens in the drawers of his shell cabinet
Detail of terracotta moulding of an octopus in the Waterhous
Bactrites carinatus, nautiloidThis straight nautiloid Bactrites carinatus originates from the Devonian of Germany
Nautilus pompilius, nautilusSpecimen shell of the nautilus (Nautilus pompilius), which has been sectioned to show body chamber (largest section), septa (individual chambers) and siphuncle (tube canal)
Scientists in Sri LankaScientist searching for apple snails in a drain at Kabugannawa, Sri Lanka. Scientists on a trip that was part of a programme funded by the Darwin Initiative
Brasilia bradfordensis, ammoniteThis Middle Jurassic ammonite has been sectioned to show its chambers with calcite crystals formed in some and hardened mud in others. The body chamber is missing
Parkinsonia dorsetensis, ammoniteThis ammonite has an evolute shell and is displaying complex suture lines. Specimen originates from the Middle Jurassic
Aegocrioceras quadratus, ammoniteThis Lower Cretaceous crytocone ammonite displays whorls which do not touch each other but form an open spiral
Sir Hans Sloanes collection of shellsPlate 5 from Arhtur MacGregors Hans Sloane, 1994. Shell specimens showing Sir Hans Sloanes catalogue numbers
Fossil shells of the Eocene Tertiary PeriodPlate III 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)
Cleodora sp. holoplanktonic molluscFossilised specimen of holoplantktonic molluscs originating from Pliocene rocks, near Turin, Italy
Silurian seafloorAn artists impression of the seafloor of the shelf sea surrounding Britain during the Silurian (443 to 417 million years ago), with trilobites, brachiopods, rugose corals, and molluscs
Anthus petrosus, rock pipitPlate 10 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 3 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph
Guildfordia yoka from Japan. Number 2387
Plate 79 from the John Reeves CollectionJohn Reeves, a 19th Century Tea Inspector, travelled to Canton, China in order to develop a large collection of Chinese natural history drawings
Collection of shellsPlate 83 from Albertus Sebas Thesaurus, Vol 3, (1758)
Plate 76 from the John Reeves CollectionJohn Reeves, a 19th Century Tea Inspector, travelled to Canton, China in order to develop a large collection of Chinese natural history drawings
LS Plate 83 from the John Reeves CollectionJohn Reeves, a 19th Century Tea Inspector, travelled to Canton, China in order to develop a large collection of Chinese natural history drawings
Plate 85 from the John Reeves CollectionJohn Reeves, a 19th Century Tea Inspector, travelled to Canton, China in order to develop a large collection of Chinese natural history drawings
Limacina mercinensis, holoplanktonic molluscFossilised specimens of Holoplaktonic molluscs found in early Eocene, London Clay at Highgate, London. 58 million years old
Francis Jeffrey Bell (1855-1924)Portrait of Francis Jeffrey Bell, a zoologist. Joined the Museums Zoology Dept 1878 (2nd class assistant), 1st class assistant 1887, left some time between Apr 1917-Aug 1918. Bell worked on mollusca
Darwins OctopusA specimen held in the Natural History Museum, London, of an octopus collected by Charles Darwin
Snail in Burmese amberA snail in trapped and preserved in Burmese amber. Upper Cretaceous about 80 million years old. Image from Amber The Natural Time Capsule figure 59
Four different molluscsWatercolour 397 by the Port Jackson Painter, entitled gna-go-rang, from the Watling Collection
Collection of fossilised molluscsPlate 21 from Gideon Algernon Mantells Fossils of the South Downs, 1822
Vertigo sp. marsh whorl snailsNo.14 V. antivertigo, No.15 V. moulinsiana, No.16 V. pygmaea, No.19 V. pusilla, No.20 V. anguistor, No.21 V. edentula. Plate 4 from The Collectors Manual of British Shells by L E Adams (1896)
Amoria undulata, wavy voluteWatercolour 393 by the Port Jackson Painter, from the Watling Collection
Charonia rubicunda, red australwelkWatercolour 387 by Thomas Watling, entitled Nag-ga-rang, from the Watling Collection
Nautilus pompilius, nautilus
Oxynoticeras oxynotum, ammoniteShown here is the ventral view of this Lower Jurassic oxycone ammonite
Aulacostephanus autissiodorensis, ammoniteShown here is an Upper Jurassic macroconch (larger form) ammonite. Despite some damage to the shell, the fine ribbing is still apparent
Dactylioceras commune, ammoniteThis shows a Lower Jurassic snakestone from Whitby, Yorkshire, UK where a snakes head has been carved onto the ammonite
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
Dactylioceras commune, snakestone ammoniteSnakestone ammonite (Dactylioceras commune) (J. Sowerby) a lectotype specimen from Toarcian, Upper Liassic, Bifrons Zone, Whitby, U.k
Concretions with ammonites (saligrams)
Actinoceras sp. nautiloidAn extinct, long-shelled or orthoconic marine fossil invertebrate from the class Cephalopoda belonging in the phylum Mollusca (molluscs). Photographed by Beatriz Aguirre-Urreta
Tibia insulae-chorab, Arabian tibiaApair of Arabian tibia shells (Tibia insulae-chorab), This amazing, pointed gastropod can be found in the Indian Ocean in intertidal regions upto 50 metres deep
Octopus ceiling panelA photograph of one of the decorative ceiling panels from the roof of the Natural History Museums Central Hall. Showing a black and white painting of an octopus
Telescopium telescopium, telescope shellA pair of telescope shells (Telescopium Telescopium). This amazingly symetrical, marine gastropod originates from the Indo-Pacific
Snail ceiling panelA photograph of one of the decorative ceiling panels from the roof of the Natural History Museums Central Hall. Showing a black and white painting of a snail
Pleuroploca trapezium, trapezium horse conchA pair of trapezium horse conch (Pleuroploca trapezium). This marine gastropod originates from the Indo-Pacific
Belemnite longitudinal section to show phragmoconeA longitudinal section of a belemnite (Acrocoelites vulgaris) from Toarcian, Alum Shales, Ravenscar, Yks; unreg
Haustellum haustellum, snipes bill murexA pair of snipes bill murex (Haustellum haustellum ). This marine Gastropod originates from the Indo-Pacific near Japan