Conchology Collection

Elegant venus shell, Hysteroconcha dione.. Handcolored copperplate zoological engraving from George Shaw and Frederick Nodders The Naturalists Miscellany, 1792

Pilgrims scallop, Pecten jacobaeus (Jacobaean scallop, Ostrea jacobaea). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Rock snails from Jussieu's "Dictionary of Natural Science," Florence, Italy, 1837
5855241 Rock snails from Jussieu's "Dictionary of Natural Science," Florence, Italy, 1837,; (add.info.: Murex gyrinus, Murex lotorium, Murex cutaceus)

Cross-section through chambered nautilus shell, Nautilus pompilius (Nautilus crassus) 1, small nautilus
FLO4652505 Cross-section through chambered nautilus shell, Nautilus pompilius (Nautilus crassus) 1, small nautilus, Nautilus pompilius suluensis 2, greater argonaut with narrow keel

Varieties of gold and silver ores. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Georg Wolfgang Knorr from his
FLO4652426 Varieties of gold and silver ores. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Georg Wolfgang Knorr from his Deliciae Naturae Selectae of Kabinet van Zeldzaamheden der Natuur

Flying fish, Exocoetus volitans 1, suckerfish, Remora remora 2, barramundi, Lates calcarifer 3, scale 4, seahorse
FLO4652711 Flying fish, Exocoetus volitans 1, suckerfish, Remora remora 2, barramundi, Lates calcarifer 3, scale 4, seahorse, Hippocampus species 5

Broadnosed pipefish, Syngnathus typhle 1, Syngnatus sphidion, trumpetfish, Aulostomus maculatus 2, snake pipefish
FLO4652705 Broadnosed pipefish, Syngnathus typhle 1, Syngnatus sphidion, trumpetfish, Aulostomus maculatus 2, snake pipefish, Entelurus aequoreus Sygnatus aequorens 3, tropical fish species 4,5

Gurnard, Chelidonichthys species 1, needlefish, Belone belone 2, longhorn cowfish, Lactoria cornuta 3, herring
FLO4652684 Gurnard, Chelidonichthys species 1, needlefish, Belone belone 2, longhorn cowfish, Lactoria cornuta 3, herring, Clupea harengus 4, and few-spined porcupinefish

Sea star or starfish with five arms, under side, Asterias rubens A, starfish from the North Sea 1,2, and sea star
FLO4652627 Sea star or starfish with five arms, under side, Asterias rubens A, starfish from the North Sea 1,2, and sea star, Asterias rubens 3,4

Various shells: Jewel box clam, Chama squamata 1, embossed horn shell, 2, miter, Mitra mitra (Mitra episcopalis) 3
FLO4652544 Various shells: Jewel box clam, Chama squamata 1, embossed horn shell, 2, miter, Mitra mitra (Mitra episcopalis) 3, volute sea snail, Voluta musicalis 4, agate volute 5

Red-tailed boa skin, skeleton and spine, Boa constrictor. (The skin of a Ceilan Snake, a piece in large, the skeleton)
FLO4652990 Red-tailed boa skin, skeleton and spine, Boa constrictor. (The skin of a Ceilan Snake, a piece in large, the skeleton, outer spine)

South American rattlesnake, Crotalus durissis, and snake from Boston, New England
FLO4652976 South American rattlesnake, Crotalus durissis, and snake from Boston, New England. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Paul Kuffner after an illustration from nature by Johann Christoph

Hermann's tortoise, Testudo hermanni 1, common padloper, Homopus areolatus 2, geometric tortoise
FLO4652937 Hermann's tortoise, Testudo hermanni 1, common padloper, Homopus areolatus 2, geometric tortoise, Psammobates geometricus 3, underside of Hermann's tortoise4

Skull of a Buru babirusa, Babyrousa babyrussa. The head of a wild boar-deer from India, Babyroussa
FLO4652866 Skull of a Buru babirusa, Babyrousa babyrussa. The head of a wild boar-deer from India, Babyroussa. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Johann Sebastian Leitner after an illustration by

European hedgehog, Erinaceus europaeus, and seven-banded armadillo, Dasypus septemcinctus
FLO4652825 European hedgehog, Erinaceus europaeus, and seven-banded armadillo, Dasypus septemcinctus. (epic pork from Zelande)

Head of a young antelope and wild civet of English Guiana. The head of a bigarre goat, a wild civet with a sharp snout
FLO4652801 Head of a young antelope and wild civet of English Guiana. The head of a bigarre goat, a wild civet with a sharp snout

Mushroom coral species: Amaranthus saxeus 1, Meandrina meandrites 2, Eschara retiformis 3, and Fungia fungites 4
FLO4652618 Mushroom coral species: Amaranthus saxeus 1, Meandrina meandrites 2, Eschara retiformis 3, and Fungia fungites 4

Northern stone crab, Lithodes maja 1, and brown crab, Cancer pagurus 2 (Spineuse crab, Cancer spinosus)
FLO4652580 Northern stone crab, Lithodes maja 1, and brown crab, Cancer pagurus 2 (Spineuse crab, Cancer spinosus, and ecrevisse a coque uni, Brachyurus laevis)

Seaweed without coral bark 1, and smaller seaweed with yellow coral bark 2
FLO4652482 Seaweed without coral bark 1, and smaller seaweed with yellow coral bark 2. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Christian Nicolaus Kleemann from Georg Wolfgang

Coral species, Cerebrites or Lithocerebrum 1,2, Madrepora branch colonized by stony coral 3, lobe coral
FLO4652471 Coral species, Cerebrites or Lithocerebrum 1,2, Madrepora branch colonized by stony coral 3, lobe coral, Porites lobata, Millepora lobata 4, and sea fan, Gorgonia species

Atlas moth, Attacus atlas 1, Menelaus blue morpho, Morpho menelaus 2, lanternfly, Pyrops candelaria 3
FLO4652373 Atlas moth, Attacus atlas 1, Menelaus blue morpho, Morpho menelaus 2, lanternfly, Pyrops candelaria 3, European butterflies 4-8

Black and red corals and a mushroom coral, Fungia fungites (Madrepora fungites)
FLO4652352 Black and red corals and a mushroom coral, Fungia fungites (Madrepora fungites).; (add.info.: Black and red corals and a mushroom coral)

Femoral cymatium (Femoral murex, Femoral Murex). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder
FLO4680962 Femoral cymatium (Femoral murex, Femoral Murex). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from George Shaw

Helicine cornucopia shell, Cornucopia helicina. Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder
FLO4683433 Helicine cornucopia shell, Cornucopia helicina. Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from George Shaw

European thorny oyster, Spondylus gaederopus (Subauriculated spondylus, Spondylus goederopus)
FLO4681237 European thorny oyster, Spondylus gaederopus (Subauriculated spondylus, Spondylus goederopus). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Pilgrim's scallop, Pecten jacobaeus (Jacobaean scallop, Ostrea jacobaea)
FLO4681188 Pilgrim's scallop, Pecten jacobaeus (Jacobaean scallop, Ostrea jacobaea). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Green helmet shell, Cassidae species. Illustration copied from Georg Knorr
FLO4641324 Green helmet shell, Cassidae species. Illustration copied from Georg Knorr. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from " The Naturalist's Pocket Magazine," Harrison, London

Chambered or great nautilus shell, Nautilus pompilius. Illustration copied from Georg Knorr
FLO4640896 Chambered or great nautilus shell, Nautilus pompilius. Illustration copied from Georg Knorr. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from " The Naturalist's Pocket Magazine,"

Blue sunbeam shell, Tellina species. Illustration copied from Georg Knorr
FLO4640361 Blue sunbeam shell, Tellina species. Illustration copied from Georg Knorr. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from " The Naturalist's Pocket Magazine," Harrison, London

Eurasian sparrowhawk, Accipiter nisus, with hood. White-breasted falcon, Falco nisus
FLO4652740 Eurasian sparrowhawk, Accipiter nisus, with hood. White-breasted falcon, Falco nisus. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Jakob-Andreas Eisemann after an illustration from nature by

Sea star or starfish with five arms, Asterias rubens 1, starfish from America 2, sea star regenerating one arm 3
FLO4652653 Sea star or starfish with five arms, Asterias rubens 1, starfish from America 2, sea star regenerating one arm 3, four-armed starfish 4, five-armed starfish 5.6

Coral species: black coral, Corallium nigrum arboreum 1, Corallium album stellatum 2, Corallium album oculatum 3
FLO4652579 Coral species: black coral, Corallium nigrum arboreum 1, Corallium album stellatum 2, Corallium album oculatum 3, Acropora abrotanoides, Madrepora abrotonoides 4, and bamboo coral

Whelk, Buccinum undatum 1, sea snails, Cymbium species 2,3, whelk with ovary, Buccinum ampullatum 4
FLO4652550 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

Whelk, Buccinum undatum 1, Noah's ark, Arca noae 2, noble pen shell, Pinna nobilis 3, Tusus brevis 4
FLO4652539 Whelk, Buccinum undatum 1, Noah's ark, Arca noae 2, noble pen shell, Pinna nobilis 3, Tusus brevis 4, Caltrop murex, Murex tribulus 5, Admiral cone, Conus admiralis 6, volute

Common caiman, Caiman crocodilus. The great torch lezard, Lezard-Crocodile of Surinam
FLO4653059 Common caiman, Caiman crocodilus. The great torch lezard, Lezard-Crocodile of Surinam. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Johann Friedrich Schmidt after an illustration by Johann

Two Suriname snakes: Green snake (Malayan green whipsnake, Ahaetulla mycterizans)
FLO4653011 Two Suriname snakes: Green snake (Malayan green whipsnake, Ahaetulla mycterizans?) and checkered garter snake, Thamnophis marcianus

Monitor lizard, Varanus species. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andreas Hoffer after an illustration by Johann
FLO4652983 Monitor lizard, Varanus species. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andreas Hoffer after an illustration by Johann Christoph Keller from Georg Wolfgang Knorr's Deliciae Naturae

Green or American iguana, iguana iguana. The great Lizard comb. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andreas Hoffer
FLO4652954 Green or American iguana, iguana iguana. The great Lizard comb. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andreas Hoffer after an illustration by Johann Christoph Keller from Georg Wolfgang

Loggerhead sea turtle, Caretta caretta. Vulnerable. American sea turtle, Caretta
FLO4652919 Loggerhead sea turtle, Caretta caretta. Vulnerable. American sea turtle, Caretta. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Johann Sebastian Leitner after an illustration after nature by

Nile hippopotamus, Hippopotamus amphibius. Vulnerable. The amphibious Nile Hippotamus
FLO4652911 Nile hippopotamus, Hippopotamus amphibius. Vulnerable. The amphibious Nile Hippotamus. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Georg Wolfgang Knorr's Deliciae Naturae Selectae of

Head, paws, claws and newborn pale-throated sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, and young leopard, Panthera pardus
FLO4652908 Head, paws, claws and newborn pale-throated sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, and young leopard, Panthera pardus. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration from nature by

South American or Brazilian tapir, Tapirus terrestris. Vulnerable. (Hippopotamus terrestrial de Linneaus)
FLO4652892 South American or Brazilian tapir, Tapirus terrestris. Vulnerable. (Hippopotamus terrestrial de Linneaus). Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Georg Wolfgang Knorr's Deliciae

Coral sea fan, Alcyonacea species, Corallium acarbarium nigrum ramosum 1, sea fan, Keratophyton crusta muricata 2
FLO4652879 Coral sea fan, Alcyonacea species, Corallium acarbarium nigrum ramosum 1, sea fan, Keratophyton crusta muricata 2, soft coral covered in stony coral 3

Brazilian bearded monkey species and crested porcupine, Hystrix cristata. The small wheezing marmot from Brazil
FLO4652815 Brazilian bearded monkey species and crested porcupine, Hystrix cristata. The small wheezing marmot from Brazil, Cercopithecus barbatus, an epic pig from Africa)

African penguin, Spheniscus demersus (Pinguin de Bengale, Diomedea demersa). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by S
FLO4652750 African penguin, Spheniscus demersus (Pinguin de Bengale, Diomedea demersa). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by S. Leitner jun

Common smoothhand, Mustelus mustelus, Vulnerable 1, angler fish, Lophius piscatorius 2, burrfish
FLO4652692 Common smoothhand, Mustelus mustelus, Vulnerable 1, angler fish, Lophius piscatorius 2, burrfish, Chilomycterus schoepfi 3, and bill of a sawfish, Pristis pectinata

Stony corals: Diploria labyrinthiformis 1, Madrepora favosa 2, Madrepora astroites 3, Galaxea fascicularis 4
FLO4652672 Stony corals: Diploria labyrinthiformis 1, Madrepora favosa 2, Madrepora astroites 3, Galaxea fascicularis 4, Amaranthus saxea 5

Basket sea star, Gorgonocephalus eucnemis from above and below. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Georg Wolfgang
FLO4652629 Basket sea star, Gorgonocephalus eucnemis from above and below. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Georg Wolfgang Knorr's Deliciae Naturae Selectae of Kabinet van Zeldzaamheden

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"Exploring the Wonders of Conchology: A Journey through Shells and Fossils" Delicate and ornate, the Pilgrims scallop (Pecten jacobaeus) showcases nature's artistic touch in conchology. The Elegant venus shell (Hysteroconcha dione) captivates with its graceful curves and mesmerizing patterns. With its spiky exterior, the Spiny cockle (Acanthocardia aculeata/Cardium spinosum) stands as a testament to nature's defense mechanisms. The Candystick tellina shell (Tellina similis) reveals vibrant hues that bring life to this exquisite creation of conchology. Unveiling ancient secrets, fossils of extinct lamp shells offer glimpses into prehistoric marine life. Witnessing the fossilized remains of Trihites plati, an extinct oyster species, sparks curiosity about their once-thriving existence. Discovering freshwater ark clams highlights the diversity within conchological wonders beyond just oceanic habitats. Varieties of oysters showcase nature's ability to adapt and thrive in different environments across the globe. Admiring the striking Tiger cowrie (Cypraea tigris), one can't help but marvel at its intricate patterns and captivating beauty. Travel back in time as you encounter a fossilized horn of plenty cerith (Cerithium cornucopia/Ceritio corno d abbonanza), reminding us of Earth's rich history etched in these remnants from long ago. Exploring extinct fossil Nautilus species like Nautilus triangularis 1, bellybutton nautilus, Nautilus macromphalus 2, Nautilus bisiphites 3, or massive Orbulites shell 4 takes us on a journey through the evolution of these ancient cephalopods.