Collections

Class: Bivalvia. 7 specimens. All with both valves still connected at the hinge. Long and oval in shape with both visible concentric growth rings and very fine radiating striae.

Class: Gastropoda. 1 specimen. Large, spiral shell with approx. 7 whorls. This specimen appears to be quite well worn but the operculum is still present but has fallen further inside the shell.

Class: Gastropoda. 3 specimens, 1 of which is held in the open display 'Orkney Shore'. All large, off white and smooth but still have their raised vertical ridges.

Class: Gastropoda. 2 specimens. Various shades of grey which form a speckled tessellating pattern. Conical but with convex sides (cyrtoconoid). Found on rocky shores around seaweed and in rock pools.

Class: Bivalvia. 6 specimens. 3 right and 3 left valves. Difficult to say if any of them belonged to the same animal. Long and oval, very thin and semi-translucent.

Class: Bivalvia. 5 specimens. All have both valves still connected at the hinge. Small, oval and thin. Off-white in colour and glossy with visible concentric striae.

Class: Bivalvia. 6 specimens. All with both valves still attached at the hinge. Roughly oval and robust with very well defined concentric ridges.

Class: Bivalvia. 3 specimens. 1 with both valves still attached, 1 left valve and 1 right valve, but given their size difference are unlikely to be from the same animal.

Class: Bivalvia. 23 specimens. 11 have both valves still attached, 7 left valves and 5 right valves. Very small, thin and semi translucent.

Class: Bivalvia. 5 specimens. 4 specimens have both valves still attached at the hinge and 1 individual right valve. Oval in shape with a square posterior edge.