This list comprises 239 species of non-marine molluscs that have been recorded in the scientific literature as part of the fauna of the island of Great Britain; this total excludes species found only in hothouses and aquaria. The list includes terrestrial and …

Learn more with our expert guide on how to identify the most common seashells found along the British coastline and best places to find them. We've also guides on jellyfish, seabirds and …

2021年2月1日 · There are some groups of shelled sea animals that you are more likely to encounter on the seashore and these include: Sea Urchins. Mollusks are creatures that have a soft body with a muscular foot that is generally surrounded by a tough calcareous exoskeleton or …

Some shells can be found on the beach which may have come from the dunes or green land around the beach.

By far the two most common types of shells found in the UK are sub-classes of the scientifically classified mollusca and are known as gastropods (snails) and bivalves. Many of the shells commonly found have no standardised common name although they will often be known by a wide variety of colloquial names particular to a certain region or county.

2012年12月3日 · Jersey has a spectacular diversity of shore types and the magnitude of some beaches means that on the lowest of spring tides the island’s area is effectively doubled. The island presents a rewarding opportunity to record a wide range of molluscs including several Southern species rare outside the Channel Islands, and to collect their shells.

All BSCC m embers are welcome to add their own photographs to this gallery: please see the page on contributing to the site for how to submit images, and remember to supply the name of the species, its location and the date the photograph was taken. Photographs can be of live marine, freshwater or terrestrial molluscs.

2017年11月23日 · Here’s our list of some of the most common British coastal wildlife. The British coastline is home to a wide variety of wildlife, from playful dolphins to stinging jellyfish. In fact there are over 1200 different species of plants and animals on the coast. Here, then is our list containing some of the most common of these…

Molluscs form the largest marine phylum with an estimated 85,000 living species. They are invertebrates and have colonised a wide range of terrestrial and aquatic habitats.

2023年9月13日 · This site is the result of two projects (2016-2018, 2019-2023) to unify images and information on Mollusca type specimens in several large public collections in the UK and the Republic of Ireland. It was created by a partnership of museums led by Amgueddfa Cymru - Museum Wales, Cardiff, and the Natural History Museum, London.