Mollusc Collection (page 4)

Atlantic Ocean underwater wildlife, corals, molluscs, shellfish, shrimp and crustaceans. Colour engraving 19th century
NWI4955462 Atlantic Ocean underwater wildlife, corals, molluscs, shellfish, shrimp and crustaceans. Colour engraving 19th century.; (add.info.: Atlantic Ocean underwater wildlife, corals, molluscs)

Fossils: Ammonites ornatus, A. athleta, A. hecticus, A. Jason, A. convolutus, A. bipartitus, A. polygonius, and A
FLO4693769 Fossils: Ammonites ornatus, A. athleta, A. hecticus, A. Jason, A. convolutus, A. bipartitus, A. polygonius, and A. refractus. Lithographie in Petrefactenbuch (Book of Petrification) by Dr

Fossils: Micraster cor testudinarium, Trigonia alaeformis, Horned Hippurites vaccinum, and Mosasaurus tooth
FLO4693723 Fossils: Micraster cor testudinarium, Trigonia alaeformis, Horned Hippurites vaccinum, and Mosasaurus tooth. Lithographie in Petrefactenbuch (Book of Petrification) by Dr

Ammonite fossils (eteintes species): A. pustulosus, A. Lamberti, A. complanatus, A. denticulatus, A. globulus, A
FLO4693625 Ammonite fossils (eteintes species): A. pustulosus, A. Lamberti, A. complanatus, A. denticulatus, A. globulus, A. euryodos, A. serratus, A. dentatus, A. Reineckianus, A

Fossils of bivalve molluscs (small species): Pholadomya Murchisoni, Terebratula omalogogastyr, T. resupinata, T
FLO4693622 Fossils of bivalve molluscs (small species): Pholadomya Murchisoni, Terebratula omalogogastyr, T. resupinata, T. perovalis and T. Theodori

Murex (shell): gasteropod molluscs of Antiquite from which purple is extracted in Phenicia
NWI4861816 Murex (shell): gasteropod molluscs of Antiquite from which purple is extracted in Phenicia. Colourful engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info.: Murex (shell)

Mollusk, sea snail tulip, Fasciolaria tulipa - Lithography by Richard Polydore Nodder (1774-1823)
FLO4682803 Mollusk, sea snail tulip, Fasciolaria tulipa - Lithography by Richard Polydore Nodder (1774-1823) published in The Naturalist Miscellany, 1812; (add.info.: Mollusk, sea snail tulip)

Araignee Strombe Mollusk, Lambis lambis - Lithography by Richard Polydore Nodder (1774-1823)
FLO4682760 Araignee Strombe Mollusk, Lambis lambis - Lithography by Richard Polydore Nodder (1774-1823) published in The Naturalist Miscellany, 1812; (add.info.: Araignee Strombe Mollusk)

Varieties of bivalve molluscs including clam, Tridacna, mussel, Mytilus, oyster, Ostrea, pen shell, Pinna
FLO4684889 Varieties of bivalve molluscs including clam, Tridacna, mussel, Mytilus, oyster, Ostrea, pen shell, Pinna, jingle shell, Anomia, and scallop, Pecten

Elephant defense (mollusk). Signed illustration RN (Richard Nodder). Copper engraving for the naturalist collection
FLO4680568 Elephant defense (mollusk). Signed illustration RN (Richard Nodder). Copper engraving for the naturalist collection

Mitra mitra, gasteropod mollusk. Signed illustrations (George Shaw). Copper engraving for the naturalist collection
FLO4680661 Mitra mitra, gasteropod mollusk. Signed illustrations (George Shaw). Copper engraving for the naturalist collection

Fossils of small species: Ammonites heterophyllus, A. striatus, Pentacrinites basalliformus, and P. scularia
FLO4693513 Fossils of small species: Ammonites heterophyllus, A. striatus, Pentacrinites basalliformus, and P. scularia. Lithographie in Petrefactenbuch (Book of Petrification) by Dr

Fossils of encephalopods (extinct species): Ammonites Turneri, A. raricostatus, A. oxynotus, A
FLO4693385 Fossils of encephalopods (extinct species): Ammonites Turneri, A. raricostatus, A. oxynotus, A. capricornus, and Nucola palmata

Fossils: a species of extinct conifer, a fern of the Jurassic, mollusk, lamp shell
FLO4694127 Fossils: a species of extinct conifer, a fern of the Jurassic, mollusk, lamp shell and lobster - Chromolithography of Geology and Paleontology by Friedrich Rolle (1827-1887)

Gasteropods fossils (small species): Ammonites Parkinsoni, A. macrocephalus, Serpula grandis
FLO4693618 Gasteropods fossils (small species): Ammonites Parkinsoni, A. macrocephalus, Serpula grandis. Lithographie in Petrefactenbuch (Book of Petrification) by Dr

Gasteropod fossil (einte species): Ammonites coronatus. Lithographie in Petrefactenbuch (Book of Petrification) by Dr
FLO4693582 Gasteropod fossil (einte species): Ammonites coronatus. Lithographie in Petrefactenbuch (Book of Petrification) by Dr

Hammer oyster (hammer oyster), Malleus malleus 1, cone shell varieties, Conus cedonulli (Granada cone) 2
FLO4574824 Hammer oyster (hammer oyster), Malleus malleus 1, cone shell varieties, Conus cedonulli (Granada cone) 2, Conus ammiralis (cone checkerier) 3-5, precious wentletrap (scalaire precieuse)

Glaucus Atlanticus (mollusk). Signed illustrations (George Shaw). Copper engraving by Frederick Polydor Nodder
FLO4680563 Glaucus Atlanticus (mollusk). Signed illustrations (George Shaw). Copper engraving by Frederick Polydor Nodder (1751-1801), for the naturalist collection

Fossils: Ammonites flexuosus, A. biplex, Terebratula trilobata, T. difformis, T. trigonella, T. impressa, T
FLO4693630 Fossils: Ammonites flexuosus, A. biplex, Terebratula trilobata, T. difformis, T. trigonella, T. impressa, T. tegulata and Trochus jurensis

Fossils of gasteropods and molluscs (small species): Ammonites Rhotomagensis, Scaphites aequalis, A
FLO4693720 Fossils of gasteropods and molluscs (small species): Ammonites Rhotomagensis, Scaphites aequalis, A. varians, Hamites rotundus and Turrilites costatus

Fossils: Ammonites bispinosus, A. planulatus vulgaris, Nerita cancellata, N
FLO4693642 Fossils: Ammonites bispinosus, A. planulatus vulgaris, Nerita cancellata, N. sulcosa, Nerinea depressa, Nerinea terebra, and Pecten subspinosus

Some Pholas dactylus
5312140 Some Pholas dactylus; (add.info.: Engraving depicting some Pholas dactylus, a bioluminescent clam-like species of marine mollusc found on the coasts of the North Atlantic)

Santiago shell (Pecten maximus), bivalve mollusk, edible, appreciated for its rich iron flesh
FLO4687379 Santiago shell (Pecten maximus), bivalve mollusk, edible, appreciated for its rich iron flesh and for its coral in gastronomy

Varieties of molluscs, with scallops, clams, conches, snails and squid. 19th century lithography
NWI4955661 Varieties of molluscs, with scallops, clams, conches, snails and squid. 19th century lithography.; (add.info.: Varieties of molluscs, with scallops, clams, conches, snails and squid)

Abalone Fishergirl with an Octopus, between circa 1773 and circa 1774. Creator: Shunsho
Abalone Fishergirl with an Octopus, between circa 1773 and circa 1774

Diver with 2 Octopus (image 1 of 2), Mid-late 18th century. Creator: Unknown
Diver with 2 Octopus (image 1 of 2), Mid-late 18th century

Octopus Form Box, Late 19th century. Creator: Unknown
Octopus Form Box, Late 19th century

Octopus, early 19th century. Creator: Gyokuzan
Octopus, early 19th century

Cuttlefish and Gorita, 1785. Creator: Jan Brandes
Cuttlefish and Gorita, 1785. Sepia loligo'. Two colour drawings, and a sketch of an octopus-like creature. With inscriptions. Part of Jan Brandes sketchbook, dl. 1 (1808), p. 238

Baby Octopus, Mid-19th century. Creator: Ohara Mitsuhiro
Baby Octopus, Mid-19th century

Animalia Aqvatilia et Cochiliata (Aqva): Plate LIII, c. 1575/1580. Creator: Joris Hoefnagel
Animalia Aqvatilia et Cochiliata (Aqva): Plate LIII, c. 1575/1580

Animalia Aqvatilia et Cochiliata (Aqva): Plate LI, c. 1575/1580. Creator: Joris Hoefnagel
Animalia Aqvatilia et Cochiliata (Aqva): Plate LI, c. 1575/1580

Animalia Aqvatilia et Cochiliata (Aqva): Plate III, c. 1575/1580. Creator: Joris Hoefnagel
Animalia Aqvatilia et Cochiliata (Aqva): Plate III, c. 1575/1580

Animalia Aqvatilia et Cochiliata (Aqva): Plate LIV, c. 1575/1580. Creator: Joris Hoefnagel
Animalia Aqvatilia et Cochiliata (Aqva): Plate LIV, c. 1575/1580

Animalia Aqvatilia et Cochiliata (Aqva): Plate XXXI, c. 1575/1580. Creator: Joris Hoefnagel
Animalia Aqvatilia et Cochiliata (Aqva): Plate XXXI, c. 1575/1580

Animalia Aqvatilia et Cochiliata (Aqva): Plate LII, c. 1575/1580. Creator: Joris Hoefnagel
Animalia Aqvatilia et Cochiliata (Aqva): Plate LII, c. 1575/1580

Gathering Shellfish at Low Tide at Shinagawa (Shinagawa shiohigari no zu), 1740s. Creator: Furuyama Moromasa
Gathering Shellfish at Low Tide at Shinagawa (Shinagawa shiohigari no zu), 1740s. Fisherfolk on the coast, in the distance a man struggles with an octopus. Detail from a larger artwork

Gathering Shellfish at Low Tide at Shinagawa (Shinagawa shiohigari no zu), 1740s. Creator: Furuyama Moromasa
Gathering Shellfish at Low Tide at Shinagawa (Shinagawa shiohigari no zu), 1740s. View from the veranda of a house on the coast. Detail from a larger artwork

Low Tide at Susaki - A Set of Five (Shiohi goban no uchi), c. 1828/30. Creator: Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Low Tide at Susaki - A Set of Five (Shiohi goban no uchi), c. 1828/30. Detail from a larger artwork

Mask of the octopus hunter-Qagyuhl, c1914. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Mask of the octopus hunter-Qagyuhl, c1914. Ceremonial mask worn by a dancer portraying the hunter in Bella Bella mythology who killed the giant man-eating octopus

Bioluminescent Caribbean reef squid (Sepioteuthis sepioidea), St. Vincent, Eastern Caribbean

Giant Pacific octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini) experiencing freedom after release from captivity, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, Pacific Ocean

Blue dragon seaslug (Glaucus atlanticus) with Blue button hydroid colony (Porpita porpita) on which it feeds. Tenerife, Canary Islands. October

Recovering the Stolen Jewel from the Palace of the Dragon King, 1853

Sea elephant (Cardiopoda placenta), marine pelagic gastropod mollusc in the family Pterotracheidae. Deep sea heteropod. Atlantic Ocean, close to Cape Verde. Controlled conditions

Lake baikal sponge and a mixture of freshwater snails Lake Baikal, Siberia, Russia. August

Cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis) close up of eye, Tenerife, Canary Islands

White-lipped snail (Cepaea hortensis) crawling over an oak sleeper retaining a garden lawn with a greenhouse in the background, Wiltshire, UK, April

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"Exploring the Fascinating World of Molluscs: From Roman Seafood Mosaics to Extinct Marine Reptiles" Dive into history with a mesmerizing Roman seafood mosaic featuring various mollusc species. Uncover the secrets of time with a fossil ammonite, Desmoceras spp. , dating back to the Upper Early Cretaceous period in Madagascar's Mahajanga Province. Witness nature's vibrant artwork as you encounter a stunning purple nudibranch or sea slug gracefully gliding through the ocean depths. Delve into legends and myths surrounding the elusive giant octopus, an awe-inspiring creature that has captivated human imagination for centuries. Marvel at an oyster shell containing an artificial pearl, showcasing both nature's beauty and mankind's ingenuity in creating precious gems. Embark on an underwater adventure off Croatia's Korcula Island and spot the exquisite nudibranch Janolus cristatus in its natural habitat within the Adriatic Sea. Reflect on Earth's ancient past as you come across fossils of extinct marine reptiles, reminding us of their once-dominant presence millions of years ago. Admire the intricate patterns displayed by Asteroceras, a fossil ammonite that reveals glimpses into prehistoric oceans' biodiversity and evolution. Transport yourself to Madagascar again with another fascinating fossil ammonite called Cleoniceras sp. , originating from the Cretaceous period. Encounter one of nature's masters of disguise - witness a cuttlefish effortlessly blend into its surroundings using camouflage techniques perfected over millennia. Ride along with an ocellate octopus swimming up from the sea floor, showcasing its remarkable ability to adapt and survive in diverse marine environments. Discover one of Africa’s largest gastropods – meet the Giant African Snail known for its impressive size and distinctive spiral shell.