Collections

Class: Bivalvia. 6 specimens. All have both valves still attached. Long and oval in shape, off white in colour and with clear concentric ridges and growth rings.

Class: Bivalvia. 4 specimens. All have both valves still attached at the hinge. Long and oval in shape, off white in colour and with clear concentric ridges and growth rings.

Class: Bivalvia. 4 specimens. 2 still have both valves connected at the hinge. 1 left and 1 right individual valve, but do not appear to be from the same animal.

Class: Bivalvia. 5 specimens. 3 have both valves still attached at the hinge, while the individual left and right valves appear to have been connected at some point.

Class: Bivalvia. 1 specimen. 1 left valve. Thin, sub-circular shell with many clear concentric ribs.

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.