Buccinum Collection

Eggs of Common whelk (Buccinum undatum) on seaweed washed up on beach, Sark, British Channel Islands

True harp shell, Harpa harpa (Harp buccinum, Buccinum harpa). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from George Shaw

Terebra subulata (Subulate buccinum, Buccinum subulatum). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from George Shaw

Shielded dogwhelk, Nassarius arcularia plicatus (Marbled buccinum, Buccinum rumphii). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Whelks and sea snails with eggs
Whelk, Buccinum undatum 1, sea snails, Cymbium species 2, 3, whelk with ovary, Buccinum ampullatum 4, shell with egg nest, Vespertilio and Melicera 5, whelk with egg nest, Buccinum undatum 6

Various shell specimens
Whelk, Buccinum undatum 1, Noahs ark, Arca noae 2, noble pen shell, Pinna nobilis 3, Tusus brevis 4, Caltrop murex, Murex tribulus 5, Admiral cone, Conus admiralis 6, volute, Voluta arenata 7

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

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

Tropical shells including Colombella, Buccinum, Voluta, Terebra, Conus imperialis and Harpa.. Handcolored engraving from Charles d Orbignys Dictionnaire Universel d Histoire Naturelle

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