Living British molluscs
All BSCC members 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.
Click on a photograph below to see the full image. Each photograph is credited in the caption.
Click on a photograph below to see the full image. Each photograph is credited in the caption.
Patella vulgata L., 1758
Boat Cove, Portheras, Cornwall, 14 June 2018
Photograph by Ali Hartley
Boat Cove, Portheras, Cornwall, 14 June 2018
Photograph by Ali Hartley
Testudinalia testudinalis (O.F. Müller, 1776)
Loch Duich, Scotland, 11 July 2013
Photograph by Dave Rolfe
Loch Duich, Scotland, 11 July 2013
Photograph by Dave Rolfe
Tectura virginea (O.F. Müller, 1776)
With ram's horns, 28 December 2011
Photograph by Colin Goss
With ram's horns, 28 December 2011
Photograph by Colin Goss
Steromphala cineraria (L., 1758)
Loch Snizort, Skye, Scotland, 11 July 2013
Photograph by Dave Rolfe
Loch Snizort, Skye, Scotland, 11 July 2013
Photograph by Dave Rolfe
Steromphala umbilicalis (da Costa, 1778)
Joss Bay, Kent, 3 June 2012
Photograph by Dave Rolfe
Joss Bay, Kent, 3 June 2012
Photograph by Dave Rolfe
Steromphala umbilicalis (da Costa, 1778) with
Patella vulgata L., 1758
Sydney Cove, Praa Sands, Cornwall, 15 June 2018
Photograph by Ali Hartley
Patella vulgata L., 1758
Sydney Cove, Praa Sands, Cornwall, 15 June 2018
Photograph by Ali Hartley
Phorcus lineatus (da Costa, 1778)
Sydney Cove, Praa Sands, Cornwall, 15 June 2018
Photograph by Ali Hartley
Sydney Cove, Praa Sands, Cornwall, 15 June 2018
Photograph by Ali Hartley
Littorina littorea L., 1758
On seaweed, Castle Cove, 28 January 2012
Photograph by Colin Goss
On seaweed, Castle Cove, 28 January 2012
Photograph by Colin Goss
Littorina fabalis (Turton, 1825) or
L. obtusata (L., 1758)
Probably L. fabalis, as on Fucus serratus. December 2011
Photograph by Colin Goss
L. obtusata (L., 1758)
Probably L. fabalis, as on Fucus serratus. December 2011
Photograph by Colin Goss
Littorina fabalis (Turton, 1825) or
L. obtusata (L., 1758)
Probably L. fabalis, as on Fucus serratus. December 2011
Photograph by Colin Goss
L. obtusata (L., 1758)
Probably L. fabalis, as on Fucus serratus. December 2011
Photograph by Colin Goss
Littorina obtusata L., 1758
Joss Bay, Kent, 3 June 2012
Photograph by Dave Rolfe
Joss Bay, Kent, 3 June 2012
Photograph by Dave Rolfe
Littorina saxatilis (Olivi, 1792)
Loch Duich, Scotland, 27 July 2013
Photograph by Dave Rolfe
Loch Duich, Scotland, 27 July 2013
Photograph by Dave Rolfe
Littorina saxatilis (Olivi, 1792)
Sydney Cove, Praa Sands, Cornwall, 15 June 2018
Photograph by Ali Hartley
Sydney Cove, Praa Sands, Cornwall, 15 June 2018
Photograph by Ali Hartley
Rissoa parva da Costa, 1778 and Rissoa guerinii Récluz, 1843
On eelgrass, 28 December 2011
Photograph by Colin Goss
On eelgrass, 28 December 2011
Photograph by Colin Goss
Simnia hiscocki Lorenz & Melaun, 2011
On Alcyonium species, Hatt Rock, Plymouth, 11 October 2008
Photograph by Keith Hiscock
On Alcyonium species, Hatt Rock, Plymouth, 11 October 2008
Photograph by Keith Hiscock
Simnia patula Pennant, 1777 on
Eunicella verrucosa Pallas, 1766
Blackstone, Plymouth, 17 July 2008
Photograph by Keith Hiscock
Eunicella verrucosa Pallas, 1766
Blackstone, Plymouth, 17 July 2008
Photograph by Keith Hiscock
Trivia monacha L., 1758
With reflection in the water, Castle Cove, 28 January 2012
Photograph by Colin Goss
With reflection in the water, Castle Cove, 28 January 2012
Photograph by Colin Goss
Trivia monacha L., 1758
Partially extended, Castle Cove, 28 January 2012
Photograph by Colin Goss
Partially extended, Castle Cove, 28 January 2012
Photograph by Colin Goss
Trivia monacha L., 1758
On weed, 28 December 2011
Photograph by Colin Goss
On weed, 28 December 2011
Photograph by Colin Goss
Trivia monacha L., 1758, Tritia incrassata Strom, 1768 and Rissoa parva da Costa, 1778
March 2012
Photograph by Colin Goss
March 2012
Photograph by Colin Goss
Ocenebra erinaceus L., 1758
Camouflaged, Castle Cove, January 2012
Photograph by Colin Goss
Camouflaged, Castle Cove, January 2012
Photograph by Colin Goss
Tritia incrassata Strom, 1768
Live with extended siphons, March 2012
Photograph by Colin Goss
Live with extended siphons, March 2012
Photograph by Colin Goss
Onchidella celtica (Cuvier, 1817)
At low tide, on rocks in Port Isaac harbour, Cornwall, 17 May 2015
Photograph by Ali Hartley
At low tide, on rocks in Port Isaac harbour, Cornwall, 17 May 2015
Photograph by Ali Hartley
Acanthochitona crinita Pennant, 1777
With barnacles, 31 December 2011
Photograph by Colin Goss
With barnacles, 31 December 2011
Photograph by Colin Goss
Lepidochitona cinerea (L., 1767)
Loch Duich, Scotland, 14 August 2011
Photograph by Dave Rolfe
Loch Duich, Scotland, 14 August 2011
Photograph by Dave Rolfe
Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) juvenile
Reculver, Kent, 20 January 2016
Photograph by Dave Rolfe
Reculver, Kent, 20 January 2016
Photograph by Dave Rolfe
Anomia ephippium L., 1758
On seaweed, Weymouth, Easter 2012
Photograph by Colin Goss
On seaweed, Weymouth, Easter 2012
Photograph by Colin Goss
Pecten maximus L., 1758
Found on sandbank among weed and rock at extreme low tide in 6–8 inches of water, Portland Harbour, Dorset, 25 February 2013
Photograph by John Batt
Found on sandbank among weed and rock at extreme low tide in 6–8 inches of water, Portland Harbour, Dorset, 25 February 2013
Photograph by John Batt
Pecten maximus L., 1758
Found on sandbank among weed and rock at extreme low tide in 6–8 inches of water, Portland Harbour, Dorset, 25 February 2013
Photograph by John Batt
Found on sandbank among weed and rock at extreme low tide in 6–8 inches of water, Portland Harbour, Dorset, 25 February 2013
Photograph by John Batt
Acanthocardia tuberculata L., 1758
Found live, buried in sand at low tide on drift line, main beach, Weymouth, Dorset, 25 February 2013
Photograph by John Batt
Found live, buried in sand at low tide on drift line, main beach, Weymouth, Dorset, 25 February 2013
Photograph by John Batt
Acanthocardia tuberculata L., 1758
Found live, buried in sand at low tide on drift line, main beach, Weymouth, Dorset, 25 February 2013
Photograph by John Batt
Found live, buried in sand at low tide on drift line, main beach, Weymouth, Dorset, 25 February 2013
Photograph by John Batt
Cerastoderma edule L., 1758
With valves open, March 2012
Photograph by Colin Goss
With valves open, March 2012
Photograph by Colin Goss
Lepidochitona cinerea L., 1767
on Venus verrucosa L., 1758
March 2012
Photograph by Colin Goss
on Venus verrucosa L., 1758
March 2012
Photograph by Colin Goss
