Invertebrata Collection (page 12)

Trochus snail shells C016 / 6044
Pair of Trochus niloticus shells. This herbivorous marine gastropod is found throughout the Indo-Pacific

Tower-eye trilobite fossil C016 / 6222
Tower-eye trilobite (Erbenochile erbeni) fossil. This specimen is from the Timrahrhart Formation, Morocco. Natural History Museum, London, UK

Telescope shells C016 / 6022
Pair of telescope shells (Telescopium Telescopium). This symmetrical, marine gastropod originates from the Indo-Pacific

Turban shells C016 / 6024
Pair of turban shells (Turbo argyrostoma). This shallow water gastropod is named after the resemblance it bears to the Sikh headdress, it is widely spread across the Indo-Pacific

Prehistoric insect in amber C016 / 6117
Prehistoric insect in amber. Corydasialis inexpectatus specimen preserved in Baltic amber. The specimen is more than 2 centimetres long

Dahlia anemone C016 / 6105
Dahlia anemone (Urticina felina)

Snipes bill murex shells
Pair of snipes bill murex (Haustellum haustellum) shells. This marine gastropod originates from the Indo-Pacific near Japan

Moth C016 / 5939
Moth (Herochroma mansfieldi). Upper side of a moth specimen from Borneo with handwritten data label and identification label. Specimen held at the Natural History Museum, London, UK

European thorny oyster shells
Pair of painted thorny oyster (Spondylus pictorum) shells. This bivalve can be found offshore up to 50 metres in the Mediterranean and Red seas

Terra Nova mollusc report, artwork C016 / 6160
Terra Nova mollusc report, artwork. Plate 1 of Volume II of the British Antarctic Terra Nova Natural History reports

Titan beetle C016 / 5944
Titan beetle (Titanus giganteus). The titan is the largest beetle in the world, measuring between 12 and 20 centimetres in length. This specimen measures 15 centimetres

Tower-eye trilobite fossil C016 / 6149
Tower-eye trilobite (Erbenochile erbeni) fossil. This specimen is from the Timrahrhart Formation, Morocco. Natural History Museum, London, UK

Trapezium horse conch shells C016 / 6030
Pair of trapezium horse conch (Pleuroploca trapezium) shells. This marine gastropod originates from the Indo-Pacific

Polished coral C016 / 5994
Polished coral (Isastraea oblonga). Specimen from the Jurassic period, found in upper Portlandian beds in Tisbury, Wiltshire, UK

Orchard swallowtail butterflies, artwork C016 / 5986
Orchard swallowtail (Papilio aegeus) butterflies. Artwork from Insects of New Holland, New Zealand, New Guinea, Otaheite and other islands in the Indian

Turban shells C016 / 6026
Pair of turban shells (Turbo argyrostoma). This shallow water gastropod is named after the resemblance it bears to the Sikh headdress, it is widely spread across the Indo-Pacific

European thorny oyster shells C016 / 6051
Pair of European thorny oyster (Spondylus gaederopus) shells

Barnacle, 19th century artwork C016 / 5989
Acorn barnacle (Coronula diarnderna), watercolour. Plate 10 by Anna Atkins from her 256 original drawings for Lamarcks Genera of shells (1822-24)

Painted thorny oyster shells C016 / 6058
Pair of painted thorny oyster (Spondylus pictorum) shells. This bivalve can be found offshore up to 50 metres in the Mediterranean and Red seas

Velvet swimming crab C016 / 6104
Velvet swimming crab (Necora puber)

Hoverfly C016 / 6098
Hoverfly (family Syrphida)

Arabian tibia shells C016 / 6016
Pair of Arabian tibia shells (Tibia insulae-chorab). This pointed gastropod can be found in the Indian Ocean in intertidal regions up to 50 metres deep

Trochus snail shells C016 / 6046
Pair of Trochus niloticus shells. This herbivorous marine gastropod is found throughout the Indo-Pacific

Fossil foraminifera necklace C016 / 5995
Fossil foraminifera (Alveolina sp.) necklace from Sindh, India. The fossils are from Eocene limestone. Necklace from John Whittakers cabinet. Natural History Museum, London, UK

Cone snail shells C016 / 6040
Pair of cone snail shells (Conus marmoreus). This marine gastropod originates from the Indo-Pacific and is a venomous carnivore

Giant clam shells C016 / 6060
Pair of giant clam (Tridacna gigas) shells. This endangered species is the largest living molluscs and can reach sizes of over 1 metre

Stag Beetle Collection C016 / 6145
Stag Beetle. This is a selection from some 32, 000 stag beetles collected by French entomologist Hughes Bomans. The collection is held at the Natural History Museum, London, UK

Mollusc shells C016 / 6196
Mollusc (Barbatia novaezelandiae). Specimen collected by Robert Falcon Scotts British Antarctic Expedition 1910-1913, also known as the Terra Nova expedition

Green abalone shells C016 / 6054
Pair of green abalone shells (Haliotis fulgens). This bivalve can been found up to 10 metres offshore in California, USA

Museum entomologist C016 / 6007
Museum entomologist Linda Pitkin with a specimen tray containing pinned Geometrid moths. Photographed at the Natural History Museum, London, UK

Squat lobster C016 / 6108
Squat lobster (superfamily Galatheoidea)

Dragonfly C016 / 6095
Dragonfly (order Odonata)

True tulip shells C016 / 6036
Pair of true tulip (Fasciolaria tulipa) shells. The true tulip is a carnivorous gastropod that is closely related to the horse conch

Snail shells C016 / 6159
Collection of colourful snail shells all from the same species, Neritina waigiensis

Common nautilus shell C016 / 5941
Common nautilus (Nautilus pompilus). Seventeenth century carved nautilus shell showing three techniques used by Dutch craftsmen: cameo work

True tulip shells C016 / 6032
Pair of true tulip (Fasciolaria tulipa) shells. The true tulip is a carnivorous gastropod that is closely related to the horse conch

Bivalve fossil C016 / 6005
Bivalve (Myophorella incurva) fossil. This specimen originates from the Portland Oolite, Portland, Dorset, UK

Imperial thorny oyster shells C016 / 6061
Pair of imperial thorny oyster (Spondylus imperalis) shells. This bivalve can be found in the waters surrounding the Philippines

Butterflies, 18th century artwork C016 / 6077
Butterflies, 18th century artwork. Seen here are the apollo (Parnassius apollo), large blue (Maculinea arion) and small copper (Lycaena phlaeas) butterflies

Oyster fossil C016 / 6001
Oyster (Gryphaea incurva) fossil. This specimen, also known as the Devils Toenail, is from Lower Lias in Gloucestershire, UK

Ammonite fossils C016 / 6000
Ammonite fossils. At left is an Aulacosphinctoides infundibulus ammonite that dates to the Lower Tithonian, and was found in Middle Spiti Shales, Niti Pass, Himalayas, Nepal

Trapezium horse conch shells C016 / 6015
Pair of true tulip (Fasciolaria tulipa) shells. The true tulip is a carnivorous gastropod that is closely related to the horse conch

Fossil coleoid C016 / 6078
Fossil coleoid (Acanthoteuthis). Coleoids are soft-bodies cephalopods. The ink sac (black) is visible in this 15 centimetres long, exceptionally preserved specimen

Trochus snail shells C016 / 6045
Pair of Trochus niloticus shells. This herbivorous marine gastropod is found throughout the Indo-Pacific

Telescope shells C016 / 6023
Pair of telescope shells (Telescopium Telescopium). This symmetrical, marine gastropod originates from the Indo-Pacific

Venus comb shells C016 / 6047
Pair of Venus comb (Murex pecten) shells. This heavily ornamented gastropod has a row of spines making it look like a comb. They can be found throughout the Indo-Pacific

Flint handaxe with fossil echinoid C016 / 6004
Cat of a flint handaxe incorporating a fossil echinoid. Specimen from the Middle Gravels of Swanscombe, Kent

Imperial thorny oyster shells C016 / 6050
Pair of imperial thorny oyster (Spondylus imperalis) shells. This bivalve can be found in the waters surrounding the Philippines

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