Molluscs
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Glasgow Museums has a collection of approximately 130,000 mollusc specimens. They date from the 1700s to the present day.
This extensive collection includes terrestrial, freshwater and marine molluscs from all over the world, particularly from Britain and Europe. Virtually all environments, geographic ranges and biological families are represented. There are good collections of freshwater bivalves and terrestrial molluscs from Europe, worldwide terrestrial island species, and tropical marine species. Most of the collection is dry empty shells, although there are specimens in spirit, including soft-bodied squid, octopus and cuttlefish. There is also a small collection of objects made from shells, including carved objects and jewellery, and several glass models of molluscs made by Blaschka of Dresden, some of which incorporate real shells.
Notable collections include those of Thomas Gray (1820-1910) and Robert P. Scase (1914-1993), Dr Carl Westerlund (1831-1908), S. Peter Dance (1932-present) and James Napier Milne (1841-1918).
About molluscs
Molluscs are a very diverse group of animals that are divided into two groups: the gastropods, which contains slugs and snails, and the cephalopods, which includes squids, octopuses and cuttlefish. - Broader term
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