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Mollusks Collection (page 4)

Mollusks, the fascinating aquatic animals with diverse body structures, encompass a wide range of species

Background imageMollusks Collection: Sun carrier shell sea snail shells C019 / 1352

Sun carrier shell sea snail shells C019 / 1352
Sun carrier shell sea snail shells. Shells of two sun carrier shell (Stellaria solaris) sea snails. These marine gastropod molluscs are found from South Africa through the Indian Ocean

Background imageMollusks Collection: Scallop shell C019 / 1341

Scallop shell C019 / 1341
Scallop shell. Shell of a scallop (Mirapecten mirificus). This species of marine bivalve mollusc is found in the Indo-Pacific. This specimen measures 37mm across

Background imageMollusks Collection: Venus comb murex sea snail shell C019 / 1343

Venus comb murex sea snail shell C019 / 1343
Venus comb murex sea snail shell. Shell of a Venus comb murex (Murex pecten) sea snail. This marine gastropod mollusc is found in the Indo-Pacific Ocean. This specimen measures 137mm long

Background imageMollusks Collection: Tapestry turban sea snail shells C019 / 1364

Tapestry turban sea snail shells C019 / 1364
Tapestry turban sea snail shells. Undersides of the shells from two tapestry turban (Turbo petholatus) sea snails. This species of marine gastropod mollusc is found in the Red Sea

Background imageMollusks Collection: Top snail shell C019 / 1361

Top snail shell C019 / 1361
Top snail shell. Shell of a top snail (Trochus ferreirai) sea snail. This species of marine gastropod mollusc is found in the Indo-Pacific. This specimen measures 22mm long

Background imageMollusks Collection: Rough periwinkle sea snail shells C019 / 1340

Rough periwinkle sea snail shells C019 / 1340
Rough periwinkle sea snail shells. Shells of rough periwinkles (Littorina saxatilis). These marine gastropod molluscs are native to the shores of the North Atlantic Ocean

Background imageMollusks Collection: Top snail shell C019 / 1363

Top snail shell C019 / 1363
Top snail shell. Underside of the shell of a top snail (Trochus niloticus) sea snail. This species of marine gastropod mollusc is found in the Indo-Pacific. This specimen measures 100mm long

Background imageMollusks Collection: Regal murex sea snail shell C019 / 1332

Regal murex sea snail shell C019 / 1332
Regal murex sea snail shell. Shell of a regal murex (Hexaplex regius) sea snail. This marine gastropod mollusc is found in the Pacific Ocean between Baja California and Peru

Background imageMollusks Collection: Longspine starsnail shell C019 / 1293

Longspine starsnail shell C019 / 1293
Longspine starsnail shell. Shell of a longspine starsnail (Lithopoma phoebium) marine gastropod mollusc. This species of sea snail is found in the tropical Western Atlantic

Background imageMollusks Collection: Sea snail shell C019 / 1356

Sea snail shell C019 / 1356
Sea snail shell. Shell of a Thatcheria mirabilis sea snail. This marine gastropod mollusc is found in the Solomon Islands, Pacific Ocean. This specimen measures 71mm long

Background imageMollusks Collection: Scallop shell C019 / 1326

Scallop shell C019 / 1326
Scallop shell. Shell of a scallop (Gloripallium pallium). This species of marine bivalve mollusc is found in the Indo-Pacific. This specimen measures 62mm across

Background imageMollusks Collection: Staghorn murex sea snail shell C019 / 1302

Staghorn murex sea snail shell C019 / 1302
Staghorn murex sea snail shell. Shell of a staghorn murex (Chicoreus cornucervi) sea snail. This marine gastropod mollusc is found along Northwest Australia and Western Papua New Guinea

Background imageMollusks Collection: Common distorsio sea snail shell C019 / 1320

Common distorsio sea snail shell C019 / 1320
Common distorsio sea snail shell. Underside of the shell of a common distorsio (Distorsio anus) sea snail. This species of marine gastropod mollusc is found in New Caledonia

Background imageMollusks Collection: Slit snail shell C019 / 1295

Slit snail shell C019 / 1295
Slit snail shell. Shell of a slit snail (Bayerotrochus boucheti) sea snail. This marine gastropod mollusc is found off Norfolk Ridge, New Caledonia, in the southwest Pacific Ocean

Background imageMollusks Collection: Turbinellid sea snail shell C019 / 1308

Turbinellid sea snail shell C019 / 1308
Turbinellid sea snail shell. Shell of a turbinellid sea snail (Columbarium pagoda). This species of marine gastropod mollusc is found in the South China Sea. This specimen measures 64mm long

Background imageMollusks Collection: Conch shell C019 / 1358

Conch shell C019 / 1358
Conch shell. Shell of a conch (Tibia insulae) sea snail. This species of marine gastropod mollusc is found in the Indian Ocean and Red Sea. This specimen measures 190mm long

Background imageMollusks Collection: Bivalve mollusc shell C019 / 1360

Bivalve mollusc shell C019 / 1360
Bivalve mollusc shell. Shell of a Neotrigonia margaritacea marine bivalve mollusc. This specimen measures 46mm across

Background imageMollusks Collection: Green abalone sea snail shell C019 / 1328

Green abalone sea snail shell C019 / 1328
Green abalone sea snail shell. Interior of the shell of a green abalone (Haliotis fulgens), showing the iridescent lining

Background imageMollusks Collection: Zigzag venus clam shell C019 / 1339

Zigzag venus clam shell C019 / 1339
Zigzag venus clam shell. Opened shell of a zigzag venus clam (Lioconcha castrensis). Venus clams (family Veneridae) are a very large family of minute, to large

Background imageMollusks Collection: Staircase abalone sea snail shell C019 / 1329

Staircase abalone sea snail shell C019 / 1329
Staircase abalone sea snail shell. Shell of a staircase abalone (Haliotis scalaris). This species of marine gastropod mollusc is found in Western Australia and southwest Australia

Background imageMollusks Collection: Venus clam shell C019 / 1370

Venus clam shell C019 / 1370
Venus clam shell. Shell of a venus clam (Circomphalus disjectus). Venus clams (family Veneridae) are a very large family of minute, to large, saltwater clams and marine bivalve molluscs

Background imageMollusks Collection: Helmet shell sea snail shell C019 / 1300

Helmet shell sea snail shell C019 / 1300
Helmet shell sea snail shell. Shell of a helmet shell (Cassis madagascariensis) sea snail. These are very large marine gastropod molluscs

Background imageMollusks Collection: Helmet shell sea snail shell C019 / 1301

Helmet shell sea snail shell C019 / 1301
Helmet shell sea snail shell. Underside of the shell of a helmet shell (Cassis madagascariensis) sea snail. These are very large marine gastropod molluscs

Background imageMollusks Collection: Carrier shell C019 / 1375

Carrier shell C019 / 1375
Carrier shell. Underside of the shell of a carrier shell (Xenophora pallidula) sea snail, with numerous smaller sea snail shells attached to its outside

Background imageMollusks Collection: Cone shell C019 / 1309

Cone shell C019 / 1309
Cone shell. Shell of a cone shell (Conus bandanus) sea snail. Cone shells are venomous predatory marine gastropod molluscs that can be dangerous to humans. This species is found in the Indo-Pacific

Background imageMollusks Collection: Amber pen shell C019 / 1348

Amber pen shell C019 / 1348
Amber pen shell. Shell of an amber pen (Pinna carnea). This species of bivalve mollusc is found in the Caribbean. This specimen measures 175mm long

Background imageMollusks Collection: Carrier shell C019 / 1374

Carrier shell C019 / 1374
Carrier shell. Shell of a carrier shell (Onustus longleyi) sea snail. This marine gastropod mollusc is found from Florida to the Gulf of Mexico. This specimen measures 83mm high

Background imageMollusks Collection: River mussel shell C019 / 1322

River mussel shell C019 / 1322
River mussel shell. Shell of a river mussel (Entemnotrochus adansonianus). This species of freshwater bivalve mollusc is found worldwide. This specimen measures 75mm long

Background imageMollusks Collection: Auger snail shell C019 / 1354

Auger snail shell C019 / 1354
Auger snail shell. Shell of an auger snail (Triplostephanus triseriatus) sea snail. This marine gastropod mollusc is found in the Mascarene Basin of the Indian Ocean. This specimen measures 46mm long

Background imageMollusks Collection: West-Indian worm-shell shells C019 / 1371

West-Indian worm-shell shells C019 / 1371
West-Indian worm-shell shells. Shells from two West-Indian worm-shell (Vermicularia spirata) sea snails. These marine gastropod molluscs are found in the Caribbean. These specimens measure 120mm long

Background imageMollusks Collection: Thorny oyster shell C019 / 1351

Thorny oyster shell C019 / 1351
Thorny oyster shell. Shell of a thorny oyster (Spondylus regius). This marine bivalve mollusc is found in the Indo-Pacific. This specimen measures 139mm long

Background imageMollusks Collection: Oxheart clam shell C019 / 1327

Oxheart clam shell C019 / 1327
Oxheart clam shell. Shell of an oxheart clam (Glossus humanus). This species of marine bivalve mollusc is found from the Eastern Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean and Adriatic Sea

Background imageMollusks Collection: Sea snail shell C019 / 1355

Sea snail shell C019 / 1355
Sea snail shell. Shell of a Thatcheria mirabilis sea snail. This marine gastropod mollusc is found in the Solomon Islands, Pacific Ocean. This specimen measures 71mm long

Background imageMollusks Collection: Dog whelk shells C019 / 1345

Dog whelk shells C019 / 1345
Dog whelk shells. Shells of dog whelks (Nucella lapillus). These marine gastropod molluscs are found around the coasts of Europe and the northern West Atlantic coast of North America

Background imageMollusks Collection: Angelwing clam shell C019 / 1319

Angelwing clam shell C019 / 1319
Angelwing clam shell. Shell of an angelwing clam (Cyrtopleura costata), or piddock. This species of bivalve mollusc is found in shallow parts of the north west Atlantic, where it lives in the seabed

Background imageMollusks Collection: Black-tanked angaria sea snail shell C019 / 1287

Black-tanked angaria sea snail shell C019 / 1287
Black-tanked angaria sea snail shell. Shell of a black-tanked angaria (Angaria melanacantha) marine gastropod mollusc. This shell measures 30mm in diameter

Background imageMollusks Collection: Regal murex sea snail C019 / 1333

Regal murex sea snail C019 / 1333
Regal murex sea snail. Inside the shell of a regal murex (Hexaplex regius) sea snail. This marine gastropod mollusc is found in the Pacific Ocean between Baja California and Peru

Background imageMollusks Collection: Tower snail shell C019 / 1369

Tower snail shell C019 / 1369
Tower snail shell. Shell of a tower snail (Turritella duplicata) sea snail. This species of marine gastropod mollusc is found in the Indo-Pacific. This specimen measures 148mm long

Background imageMollusks Collection: Club murex sea snail shell C019 / 1350

Club murex sea snail shell C019 / 1350
Club murex sea snail shell. Shell of a club murex (Pterynotus elongatus) sea snail. This marine gastropod mollusc is found in the Red Sea and Indo-West Pacific. This specimen measures 62mm long

Background imageMollusks Collection: Common slipper shell sea snail shells C019 / 1316

Common slipper shell sea snail shells C019 / 1316
Common slipper shell sea snail shells. Shell of common slipper shell (Crepidula fornicata) sea snails. This species of marine gastropod mollusc is native to the western Atlantic Ocean

Background imageMollusks Collection: Chambered nautilus shell C019 / 1344

Chambered nautilus shell C019 / 1344
Chambered nautilus shell. Section through the shell of a chambered nautilus (Nautilus pompilius), showing the internal chambers

Background imageMollusks Collection: Venus clam shell C019 / 1306

Venus clam shell C019 / 1306
Venus clam shell. Shell of a venus clam (Circomphalus foliaceolamellosus). Venus clams (family Veneridae) are a very large family of minute, to large, saltwater clams and marine bivalve molluscs

Background imageMollusks Collection: Staghorn murex sea snail shell C019 / 1303

Staghorn murex sea snail shell C019 / 1303
Staghorn murex sea snail shell. Shell of a staghorn murex (Chicoreus cornucervi) sea snail. This marine gastropod mollusc is found along Northwest Australia and Western Papua New Guinea

Background imageMollusks Collection: Helmet shell sea snail shell C019 / 1299

Helmet shell sea snail shell C019 / 1299
Helmet shell sea snail shell. Shell of a helmet shell (Cassis abbotti) sea snail. These are very large marine gastropod molluscs. This specimen measures 43mm long

Background imageMollusks Collection: Brown-lipped snails C018 / 0891

Brown-lipped snails C018 / 0891
Brown-lipped snails (Cepaea nemoralis) on a branch on water. This snail, also known as the grove or banded snail, is found in many countries worldwide

Background imageMollusks Collection: Southern reef squid swimming C018 / 1793

Southern reef squid swimming C018 / 1793
Southern reef squid (Sepioteuthis australis) swimming

Background imageMollusks Collection: Tropical snail C014 / 0947

Tropical snail C014 / 0947
Tropical snail. Land snail in the rainforest undergrowth. Photographed in Rio Bigal Biological Reserve, Amazon Rainforest, Ecuador

Background imageMollusks Collection: Garden snail C014 / 0477

Garden snail C014 / 0477
Garden snail on a rotting piece of wood. Garden snails (Helix aspersa) are a species of land snail, a pulmonate gastropod, and are one of the best-known of all terrestrial molluscs




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Mollusks, the fascinating aquatic animals with diverse body structures, encompass a wide range of species. From the precious wentletrap sea snail shell C019/1323 to the captivating artwork depicting a giant octopus, these creatures never fail to mesmerize us. Found in various parts of Asia and East Belauensis, they can known for their unique characteristics. They belong to the cephalopod family, which includes intelligent beings like squids and octopuses. Their blue bodies stand out in the underwater world, creating an enchanting sight for all who encounter them. In addition to cephalopods, gastropoda is another group that dwell in Asian waters. These small reptiles and butterflies often find solace in secluded corners of woods where they coexist harmoniously. The relationship between humans and mollusks goes back centuries. Natives fishing for giant clams on the Indus River (as depicted in plate 102) showcases how these animals have been an essential part of our fauna-rich culture since ancient times. Similarly, Indians diving for pearls (illustrated in plates 93 from Venationes Ferarum Avium) highlights their significance as a valuable resource throughout history. Even today, we witness their influence as seen through images such as "Snail Merchant" or when fish and oysters become part of our daily lives. The intricate connection between humans and mollusks continues to shape our understanding of aquatic ecosystems. Let us appreciate these remarkable creatures that inhabit our oceans and remind ourselves of their importance within nature's delicate balance. Through photographs like EyeUbiquitous_20100861 or EyeUbiquitous_20100860 capturing moments frozen in time, we can marvel at the beauty that lies beneath the surface - a world dominated by magnificent mollusks.