Gastropod Collection

Nudibranch (Gymnodoris aurita). Nudibranchs are shell-less marine molluscs that live in seas around the world. Here the external gills (top) can be seen which give the nudibranch its name

Nudibranch (Janolus cristatus) Vela Luka, Korcula Island, Croatia, Adriatic Sea, Mediterranean

Giant African Snails: mating, exchanging love darts'. Widely distributed in the tropics
PM-10261 Giant African Snails: mating, exchanging love darts'. Widely distributed in the tropics Achatina sp Pat Morris Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Janthina violacea, violet snail
Watercolour 398 by Thomas Watling, entitled Boala, from the Watling Collection

Snail teeth

Common Snail - on Bergenia leaf
FEU-691 Common Snail - on Bergenia leaf Helix aspersa Geoff du Feu Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

RF - Composite image of tropical nudibranchs on a black background showing variety and abundance of nudibranch species, Indo-Pacific

Nudibranch (Phyllidia marindica), Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. December

Nudibranchs (Doto greenamyeri) newly described species on feather hydroids. Seraya Bay, north coast of Bali, Indonesia. Java Sea

Land Snail (Gastropoda), internal anatomy, cross-section

Garden Snail - adult with baby on its back Digital Manipulation: enhanced colour, lightened background
JD-6707-M-C Garden Snail - adult with baby on its back Helix aspersa John Daniels Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Fingerprint Flamingo Tongue -Cyphoma signatum- crawling over sponge, Little Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago

Nudibranch (Flabellina nobilis) photographed in the field aquarium in Gulen, Norway. North East Atlantic Ocean

Picture No. 10755498
Banana Slug (Ariolimax columbiana) Date:

Glaucus atlanticus, blue sea slug
Ff. 23 Vol 3. Watercolour painting by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage to explore the southern continent 1768-1771

Large Black Slug on mouldy strawberries. UK
DOW-176 Large Black Slug on mouldy strawberries. UK Arion ater Steve Downer Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Common Garden Snails Mating
LA-1040 Common Garden SNAIL - two, mating Helix aspersa Jean Michel Labat Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Nudibranchia or sea slugs: Hermaea bifida 1, Facelina auriculata coronata 2, Dendronotus frondosus 3, Okenia elegans 4, Doto coronata 5, Tritonia hombergii 6 and Ancula gibbosa 7

Common Grey Seaslug (Aeolidia papillosa) adult, in shallow pool beside Snakelocks Anemone (Anemonia viridis), Kimmeridge, Isle of Purbeck, Dorset, England, March

The Lobster Quadrille Postcard by Charles Folkard. ca. 1921, The Lobster Quadrille Postcard by Charles Folkard

Precious wentletrap sea snail shell C019 / 1323
Precious wentletrap sea snail shell. Shell of a precious wentletrap (Epitonium scalare) sea snail. This species of predatory marine gastropod mollusc is found in the Red Sea

Nudibranchs mating
Nudibranchs (Flabellina verrucosa) mating. Nudibranchs are shell-less marine molluscs that live in seas around the world. They have external gills that give the nudibranch its name

Great Striped Slug - mating in midair on a mucous rope. Hermaphrodite introduced from Europe, Southeast Australia
AUS-1778 Great Striped Slug - mating in midair on a mucous rope. introduced from Europe, Southeast Australia. Limax maximus Hermaphrodite Densey Clyne / Auscape / ardea.com Auscape Please note that

Accumulation of land snails (Euryptyxis labiosa), escaping the desert heat by resting on a shrubs bark, Ayn Sahnawt, Sultanate of Oman, February

Nautiloid turbo, Turbo nautilus. Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder
FLO4683948 Nautiloid turbo, Turbo nautilus. Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from George Shaw

Rock murex shell, Hexaplex duplex (Murex saxatilis). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder
FLO4683770 Rock murex shell, Hexaplex duplex (Murex saxatilis). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Sea hare or long-necked aplysia, Aplysia camelus. Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder
FLO4683658 Sea hare or long-necked aplysia, Aplysia camelus. Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from George Shaw

Shielded dogwhelk, Nassarius arcularia plicatus (Marbled buccinum, Buccinum rumphii)
FLO4680951 Shielded dogwhelk, Nassarius arcularia plicatus (Marbled buccinum, Buccinum rumphii). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Alcithoe arabica shell (Pacific volute, Voluta pacifica). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder
FLO4683869 Alcithoe arabica shell (Pacific volute, Voluta pacifica). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Blotched snowflake volute, Cymbiola nivosa (Snowflake volute, Voluta nivosa)
FLO4683719 Blotched snowflake volute, Cymbiola nivosa (Snowflake volute, Voluta nivosa). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Buccinum humphreysianum (Inflated buccinum, Buccinum inflatum). Illustration drawn
FLO4683930 Buccinum humphreysianum (Inflated buccinum, Buccinum inflatum). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Diana conch, Euprotomus aurisdianae (Ear strombus shell, Strombus auris dianae)
FLO4683775 Diana conch, Euprotomus aurisdianae (Ear strombus shell, Strombus auris dianae). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Lunella undulata shell (Waved turbo shell, Turbo undulatus). Illustration drawn
FLO4683615 Lunella undulata shell (Waved turbo shell, Turbo undulatus). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Augur or dotted cone, Conus augur. Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder
FLO4683633 Augur or dotted cone, Conus augur. Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from George Shaw

Angular murex, Hexaplex angularis (Corded murex, Murex lyratus). Illustration drawn
FLO4683764 Angular murex, Hexaplex angularis (Corded murex, Murex lyratus). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Animalia Qvadrvpedia et Reptilia (Terra): Plate LXI, c. 1575/1580. Creator: Joris Hoefnagel
Animalia Qvadrvpedia et Reptilia (Terra): Plate LXI, c. 1575/1580

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

Animalia Qvadrvpedia et Reptilia (Terra): Plate LXIV, c. 1575/1580. Creator: Joris Hoefnagel
Animalia Qvadrvpedia et Reptilia (Terra): Plate LXIV, 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 Qvadrvpedia et Reptilia (Terra): Plate LXII, c. 1575/1580. Creator: Joris Hoefnagel
Animalia Qvadrvpedia et Reptilia (Terra): Plate LXII, c. 1575/1580

Animalia Qvadrvpedia et Reptilia (Terra): Plate LXIV, c. 1575/1580. Creator: Joris Hoefnagel
Animalia Qvadrvpedia et Reptilia (Terra): Plate LXIV, c. 1575/1580

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

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

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

Giant tun (Tonna galea) a species of marine gastropod mollusc that is one of the biggest sea snails in the Mediterranean, photographed off Vis Island, Croatia, Adriatic Sea

Blue sea slug (Glaucus atlanticus) that was washed ashore with a mass, multi-day stranding of thousands of Indo-Pacific Portuguese man-of-war (Physalia utriculus)

Nudibranch (Chromodoris willani) with a scale worm. Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia

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"Gastropods: A Fascinating World of Shelled Wonders and Colorful Nudibranchs" From the vibrant Nudibranch (Janolus cristatus) in Vela Luka, Croatia to the Giant African Snails engaging in a unique mating ritual with love darts, gastropods never cease to amaze. These creatures are widely distributed in tropical regions, showcasing their diversity and adaptability. The Janthina violacea, also known as the violet snail, displays its stunning hues while floating gracefully on the ocean's surface. Meanwhile, snail teeth reveal an unexpected complexity within these seemingly simple organisms. Observing a Common Snail delicately perched on a Bergenia leaf reminds us of nature's intricate balance. In Lembeh Strait, Indonesia, the mesmerizing Nudibranch (Phyllidia marindica) captivates divers with its striking appearance. Discoveries continue to be made within this realm as newly described species like Doto greenamyeri emerge from feather hydroids. Even garden snails surprise us by carrying their young on their backs through digital manipulation that enhances colors and lightens backgrounds. In Hokkaido, Japan, female limpets release streams of eggs into the water during spawning season—a breathtaking sight indeed. Delving deeper into gastropod anatomy reveals intricate internal structures found within land snails. Witnessing a Fingerprint Flamingo Tongue crawling over sponge in Trinidad and Tobago showcases nature's artistry at its finest. And let's not forget about the Common Grey Seaslug beside a Snakelocks Anemone—proof that beauty can be found even in shallow pools. Gastropods truly offer endless wonders for those who take the time to explore their world beneath our seas and across various landscapes worldwide.