Our beautiful Hawaiian tree snails (Achatinellidae) were once so abundant and adorned trees like jewels! Unfortunately, due to their brightly colored shells these snails were collected by the thousands and many are now extinct 😞 #hawaii#conservation#snails
Upcoming meeting! We're delighted to announce this year's Molluscan Forum, which will take place on Thursday 18th November! 🐌🦪🦑🐙
Attendance to this relaxed, friendly meeting is *FREE*, & all early-career malacologists are encouraged to submit abstracts for short/flash-talks.
📢Hot off the press!📢
Dedicated issue 'Molluscan genomics: broad insights and future directions for a neglected phylum' from @RSocPublishing is available now at https://t.co/jS7modYt9c and it is *packed* with goodies - that's our weekend reading sorted 😎🦑🐌🦪🐚
Just thought it was time we had a smart semi-slug for #MolluscMonday Daudebardia rufa. Only two records so far in Britain, both from Wales, this individual is from Caerphilly. 🤠
Fossil collector Mary Anning was born #OnThisDay in 1799. 222 years later, her incredible finds are displayed in one of the Museum's best-loved galleries. Much like they did two centuries ago, her fossils continue to captivate visitors from around the world. 🧵
A South African diver photographs some incredible Shuttlecock Egg Cowries feeding on a colony of sea pens off of #Mozambique - it's our Observation of the Week! Read all about it: https://t.co/hWjzea76PM #diving#cowrie#MarineBiology#scuba#nature