Scaphites equalis, Extinct Cephalopod Fossil
Scaphites equalis is a species of extinct cephalopods that thrived during the Cretaceous period. "A…
Sea Lemon
"Sea-lemon (Goniodoris nodosa). GONIODORIDIDAE. A family of nudibranchiate gastropods, typified by the…
Sepia Chromatophore
"Chromatophore of Sepia, magnified. nuc, nuclei in wall of sac; pigm, pigment; rad. mus, radiating strands…
Sepiola
"Of this there are several species in the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans. They are two to four…
Bishop's mitre shell
"Noted for a very long proboscis, sometimes twice the length of the shell. The latter is turretted,…
Top shell
"The top shell, T. marmoratus, has a turbinated solid shell, with convex whorls." — Goodrich,…
Shipworm
The Shipworm (Teredo navalis) is a saltwater clam that is known for boring into wooden structures such…
Shuttle Shell
"A gastropod of the family Ovulidae and genus Radius, as R. volva, of long fusiform shape, the ends…
Slit Worm Snail
The shell of a Slit Worm Snail (Siliquaria anguina). The species is a gastropod mollusc that has an…
Red slug
"A very abundant species, and in Europe a broth made of it is used for diseases of the chest." —…
Green Sea Slug
The Green Sea Slug (Elysia viridis) is a species of a gastropod mollusc in the Placobranchidae family…
Common snail
"This is furnished with four tentacula, two of which are smaller than the others; at the end of these,…
Money Cowry
"Cypraea moneta (Cowrie). Showing the mantle, provided with marginal tentacles, partly enveloping the…
Chiton spinosus
"The Chiton spinosus is bordered by long, black, aculeted spines; found in the South Seas;…
Spirula Peronii
"Spirula peronii, lateral view. d, terminal sucker; f, funnel; s1, s2, projecting portions of the shell,…
Atlantic Bobtail
The Atlantic Bobtail (Sepiola atlantica) is a cephalopod in the Sepiolidae family of bobtail squids.
Hooked squid
"Its length from tail to the end of the tentacles is six feet. The two largest of these are furnished…
Strome
"Found in the West Indies, the Red Sea, India, Mauritius, and various other seas." — Goodrich,…
Elephant's tooth
"It has an aperture at each end; the animal inhabiting it is of a cylindrical form, and inclosed in…
Arca tortuosa
"In the Arcacea the shells are nearly equal, usually thick and furnished with a long row of reeth at…
Hyalea tridentata
"The Hyalea tridentata is globular and transparent, with long appendages to the mantle." —…
Marine trumpet-shell
"The marine trumpet or Triton's shell, Triton variegatus, is elegantly variegated with red…
Cassis tuberosa
"The large Helmet-Shells, of the genus Cassis are used in the manufacture of cameos."…
Mediterranean umbrella-shell
"These animals, called Umbrella-Shells, are furnished with a shell, which, however, is often…
Bulla velum
"The B. velum is very elegant, and of a light-brown color; the apex and base are both white,…
Tube of the water-pot shell magnified
"The animal in this case is inclosed in a cacareous tube, the anterior extremity of which is closed…
Tube of the watering-pot shell
"The animal in this case is inclosed in a cacareous tube, the anterior extremity of whichi is closed…
Wentle-trap
"The shell is mostly white and lustrous; turreted and many-whorled; the animal has a proboscis-like…
Wentletrap
The wentletrap (Scalaria pretiosa) is gastropod mollusk named after its spiral staircase appearance.
Wentletrap
The wentletrap (Scalaria pretiosa) is gastropod mollusk named after its spiral staircase appearance.
Common whelk
"Extensively caught in dredges in Europe, as it is eaten, and is also used as fish-bait. It is well-known…
Common Whelk
The common whelk (Buccinum undatum) is a large edible sea snail and a gastropod mollusk.
