Crustace Collection

Archaeogeryon patagonicus, Natural History Museum of Marseille
CSO4997061 Archaeogeryon patagonicus, Natural History Museum of Marseille; (add.info.: Archaeogeryon patagonicus, Natural History Museum of Marseille); Photo © DDF. All rights reserved 2024

Cross-section through chambered nautilus shell, Nautilus pompilius (Nautilus crassus) 1, small nautilus
FLO4652505 Cross-section through chambered nautilus shell, Nautilus pompilius (Nautilus crassus) 1, small nautilus, Nautilus pompilius suluensis 2, greater argonaut with narrow keel

Various shells: Jewel box clam, Chama squamata 1, embossed horn shell, 2, miter, Mitra mitra (Mitra episcopalis) 3
FLO4652544 Various shells: Jewel box clam, Chama squamata 1, embossed horn shell, 2, miter, Mitra mitra (Mitra episcopalis) 3, volute sea snail, Voluta musicalis 4, agate volute 5

Northern stone crab, Lithodes maja 1, and brown crab, Cancer pagurus 2 (Spineuse crab, Cancer spinosus)
FLO4652580 Northern stone crab, Lithodes maja 1, and brown crab, Cancer pagurus 2 (Spineuse crab, Cancer spinosus, and ecrevisse a coque uni, Brachyurus laevis)

Sea snail - murex head of becassine - Haustellum haustellum 1, black and white cone - cone hebraique - Conus ebraeus 2
FLO4646068 Sea snail - murex head of becassine - Haustellum haustellum 1, black and white cone - cone hebraique - Conus ebraeus 2, Episcopal miter -mitre episcopale - Mitra mitra mitra 3, dog conch

Shell of the Eastern mud turtle, Kinosternon subrubrum (Pensylvanian tortoise var)
FLO4695335 Shell of the Eastern mud turtle, Kinosternon subrubrum (Pensylvanian tortoise var. Testudo pensylvanica) from the Leverian Museum

Yellow-footed tortoise or Brazilian giant tortoise, Chelonoidis denticulata (denticulated tortoise)
FLO4695317 Yellow-footed tortoise or Brazilian giant tortoise, Chelonoidis denticulata (denticulated tortoise, Testudo denticulata)

Marbles Variete - Chromolithography of Mineralogy by Gustav Adolph Kengott (1818-1897)
FLO4693881 Marbles Variete - Chromolithography of Mineralogy by Gustav Adolph Kengott (1818-1897), extract from Natural History by Gotthilf Heinrich von Schubert (1780-1860)

Sea bream (or sea bream) (Sparus aurata) is a bone fish that feeds on shellfish
FLO4687216 Sea bream (or sea bream) (Sparus aurata) is a bone fish that feeds on shellfish. Lithographie in The Naturalist Pocket Magazine or Cabinet complete des Curiosites et Beautes de la Nature

Giant mantis shrimp. Giant mantis shrimp (Squilla maculata). Handcolored engraving by Pretre from Charles
FLO4685393 Giant mantis shrimp. Giant mantis shrimp (Squilla maculata). Handcolored engraving by Pretre from Charles d'Orbigny's "Universal Dictionary of Natural History" 1849.;

Terebra subulata (Subulate buccinum, Buccinum subulatum). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder
FLO4681569 Terebra subulata (Subulate buccinum, Buccinum subulatum). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Femoral cymatium (Femoral murex, Femoral Murex). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder
FLO4680962 Femoral cymatium (Femoral murex, Femoral Murex). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from George Shaw

Red-eyed rock crab, Eriphia sebana (Seban crab, Cancer sebanus). Illustration drawn
FLO4680931 Red-eyed rock crab, Eriphia sebana (Seban crab, Cancer sebanus). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Helicine cornucopia shell, Cornucopia helicina. Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder
FLO4683433 Helicine cornucopia shell, Cornucopia helicina. Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from George Shaw

Bat volute shell, Cymbiola vespertilio (Bats wing volute, Voluta vespertilio)
FLO4683368 Bat volute shell, Cymbiola vespertilio (Bats wing volute, Voluta vespertilio). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

European thorny oyster, Spondylus gaederopus (Subauriculated spondylus, Spondylus goederopus)
FLO4681237 European thorny oyster, Spondylus gaederopus (Subauriculated spondylus, Spondylus goederopus). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Mantis shrimp, Squilla mantis (Long-bodied crab, Cancer mantis). Illustration drawn
FLO4681191 Mantis shrimp, Squilla mantis (Long-bodied crab, Cancer mantis). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Pilgrim's scallop, Pecten jacobaeus (Jacobaean scallop, Ostrea jacobaea)
FLO4681188 Pilgrim's scallop, Pecten jacobaeus (Jacobaean scallop, Ostrea jacobaea). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Rock murex shell, Hexaplex duplex (Murex saxatilis). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder
FLO4683770 Rock murex shell, Hexaplex duplex (Murex saxatilis). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Green helmet shell, Cassidae species. Illustration copied from Georg Knorr
FLO4641324 Green helmet shell, Cassidae species. Illustration copied from Georg Knorr. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from " The Naturalist's Pocket Magazine, " Harrison, London

Spiny lobster or burail lobster and mantis shrimp or squille - Lithography
FLO4611306 Spiny lobster or burail lobster and mantis shrimp or squille - Lithography, illustration by Jean Gabriel Pretre (1780-1885) edited by Pierre Jean Francois Turpin (1775-1840)

Tools of the Canadian natives: clam shell 1, wampun 2, wampun bead 3, belt that hangs to mid-thigh 4, moccasin 5
FLO4621891 Tools of the Canadian natives: clam shell 1, wampun 2, wampun bead 3, belt that hangs to mid-thigh 4, moccasin 5, dish 6, and spear 7

Kiowa chief Teh-toot-sah 178, Bon-son-gee, New Fire 179, Quay-ham-kay, Stone Shell 180, and young girl Wun-pan-to-Mee
FLO4600703 Kiowa chief Teh-toot-sah 178, Bon-son-gee, New Fire 179, Quay-ham-kay, Stone Shell 180, and young girl Wun-pan-to-Mee, White Weasel, and her brother Tunk-aht-oh-ye, Thunderer 181

Slipper lobster, Scyllarides squammosus 1, lobster lobster, Homarus gammarus 2, pitu shrimp, Macrobrachium carcinus 3
FLO4574457 Slipper lobster, Scyllarides squammosus 1, lobster lobster, Homarus gammarus 2, pitu shrimp, Macrobrachium carcinus 3, and spiny lobster, Palinurus elephas 4

Prickly cockle - bucarde - Acanthocardia echinata (Cardium echinatum) 1, and slender sea pen - plume elegante
FLO4576265 Prickly cockle - bucarde - Acanthocardia echinata (Cardium echinatum) 1, and slender sea pen - plume elegante - Virgularia mirabilis (Pennatula mirabilis) 2

Letter O and P: idle and fearful. Engraving in " Usual Alphabet"
DUV4207434 Letter O and P: idle and fearful. Engraving in " Usual Alphabet". Illustrations on the theme of quality and defect in children. A. Quinn, printer-publisher, 1885

Peacock eye, Peacock flower, Tiger lily - Tiger flower, Tigridia flammea (Fame-coloured stiff stalk)
FLO4711653 Peacock eye, Peacock flower, Tiger lily - Tiger flower, Tigridia flammea (Fame-coloured stiff stalk, Rigidella flammea). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by G

Purple shell flower of New South Wales, Australia. Perhaps a fanciful flower manufactured by an artificial florist
FLO4641084 Purple shell flower of New South Wales, Australia. Perhaps a fanciful flower manufactured by an artificial florist

Chambered or great nautilus shell, Nautilus pompilius. Illustration copied from Georg Knorr
FLO4640896 Chambered or great nautilus shell, Nautilus pompilius. Illustration copied from Georg Knorr. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from " The Naturalist's Pocket Magazine

Blue sunbeam shell, Tellina species. Illustration copied from Georg Knorr
FLO4640361 Blue sunbeam shell, Tellina species. Illustration copied from Georg Knorr. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from " The Naturalist's Pocket Magazine, " Harrison, London

Whelk, Buccinum undatum 1, sea snails, Cymbium species 2, 3, whelk with ovary, Buccinum ampullatum 4
FLO4652550 Whelk, Buccinum undatum 1, sea snails, Cymbium species 2, 3, whelk with ovary, Buccinum ampullatum 4, shell with egg nest, Vespertilio and Melicera 5, whelk with egg nest

Whelk, Buccinum undatum 1, Noah's ark, Arca noae 2, noble pen shell, Pinna nobilis 3, Tusus brevis 4
FLO4652539 Whelk, Buccinum undatum 1, Noah's ark, Arca noae 2, noble pen shell, Pinna nobilis 3, Tusus brevis 4, Caltrop murex, Murex tribulus 5, Admiral cone, Conus admiralis 6, volute

Greater argonaut octopus or paper nautilus, Argonaut argo, female in its shell and without its shell
FLO4719290 Greater argonaut octopus or paper nautilus, Argonaut argo, female in its shell and without its shell. Handcoloured lithograph from Georg Friedrich Treitschke's Gallery of Natural

Endangered green sea turtle, Chelonia mydas (Wrinkled tortoise, Testudo rugosa)
FLO4694876 Endangered green sea turtle, Chelonia mydas (Wrinkled tortoise, Testudo rugosa). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Heath after an illustration by George Shaw from his General Zoology

Slit worm shell, Tenagodus anguinus (Anguine serpula, Serpula anguina). Illustration drawn
FLO4683465 Slit worm shell, Tenagodus anguinus (Anguine serpula, Serpula anguina). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Glossy nerite, Nerita polita, and feathered nerite, Nerita pennata. Illustration drawn
FLO4681401 Glossy nerite, Nerita polita, and feathered nerite, Nerita pennata. Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Spindle tibia shell, Tibia fusus (spindle strombus, Strombus fusus). Illustration drawn
FLO4683054 Spindle tibia shell, Tibia fusus (spindle strombus, Strombus fusus). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Horrid elbow crab, Daldorfia horrida (Crested crab, Cancer cristatus). Illustration drawn
FLO4683199 Horrid elbow crab, Daldorfia horrida (Crested crab, Cancer cristatus). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Crowned baler shell, Melo aethiopicus (Ethiopic volute, Voluta aethiopica)
FLO4681820 Crowned baler shell, Melo aethiopicus (Ethiopic volute, Voluta aethiopica). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Indian volute or bailer shell, Melo melo (Voluta indica). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder
FLO4681767 Indian volute or bailer shell, Melo melo (Voluta indica). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Denticulate rock oyster, Striostrea denticulata (Denticulated oyster, Ostrea denticulata)
FLO4681383 Denticulate rock oyster, Striostrea denticulata (Denticulated oyster, Ostrea denticulata). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Heart cockle, Glossus humanus (Heart chama shell, Chama cor). Illustration drawn
FLO4681159 Heart cockle, Glossus humanus (Heart chama shell, Chama cor). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Shielded dogwhelk, Nassarius arcularia plicatus (Marbled buccinum, Buccinum rumphii)
FLO4680951 Shielded dogwhelk, Nassarius arcularia plicatus (Marbled buccinum, Buccinum rumphii). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Bernard the Giant Hermit (Petrochirus diogenes). Signed illustrations (George Shaw)
FLO4680410 Bernard the Giant Hermit (Petrochirus diogenes). Signed illustrations (George Shaw). Lithography in The Naturalist's Miscellany, 1793

Horn shell type with protuberances. (Globosa or Tune?)
FLO4687349 Horn shell type with protuberances. (Globosa or Tune?); (add.info.: Horn shell type with protuberances. (Globosa or Tune?)); © Florilegius

Hairy crab (Pilumnus hirtellus). Decorated and identified by George Edwards (1694-1773)
FLO4687322 Hairy crab (Pilumnus hirtellus). Decorated and identified by George Edwards (1694-1773), this crab has a common general shape but is distinguished by its very large tail

Coconut crab. Coconut crab (Birgus latroi). Handcolored engraving by Pretre from Charles d'Orbigny's
FLO4685401 Coconut crab. Coconut crab (Birgus latroi). Handcolored engraving by Pretre from Charles d'Orbigny's "Universal Dictionary of Natural History" 1849.; (add.info)

Volute has orange striped shell. Copper engraving by Frederick Polydor Nodder (1751-1801)
FLO4684315 Volute has orange striped shell. Copper engraving by Frederick Polydor Nodder (1751-1801), George Shaw's illustration for the naturalist collection, published in 1790 by George Shaw

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"Exploring the Enigmatic World of Crustaceans: From Fluorescent Mantis Shrimp to Dragon Shrimp" Dive into the mesmerizing realm of crustaceans, where vibrant colors and fascinating creatures await. Just like Sandro Botticelli's masterpiece "La naissance de Venus, " these marine wonders captivate with their beauty and diversity. Imagine encountering a Fluorescent Mantis Shrimp, its vivid hues illuminating the ocean floor like a celestial spectacle. Its striking appearance rivals that of Indian musicians playing traditional instruments - from bell and conch shell to bansi flute and dholak drum - creating harmonious melodies that echo through time. Intriguingly, crustaceans have inspired artists throughout history. Take Jacob Fopsen Van Es' painting "Still life with the squirrel, " where a delicate balance is struck between nature's bounty and artistic expression. Similarly, Franz Snyders' masterpiece "Interior of offices Still life" showcases an abundance of game and vegetables, reminding us of the rich flavors that crustaceans bring to our tables. But it's not just about aesthetics; crustaceans play vital roles in ecosystems too. The Red-Spotted Guard Crab stands as a vigilant protector while Anton Bruun cleaner shrimp diligently maintain their surroundings in close-up encounters reminiscent of microscopic marvels. Let us also remember those who made their living from these creatures long ago. In 18th-century Paris, an ecaillere or oyster saleswoman donned her typical cap as depicted in chromolithography from the 19th century – an homage to a vanished profession etched in history forever. As we delve deeper into this captivating world, we encounter surprises at every turn. A dragon shrimp emerges from its hiding place within a blue sponge while Metier disappeared reveals an Oyster shucker plying her trade on bustling streets centuries ago. Crustaceans are more than just marine inhabitants; they embody the wonders of nature, art, and history.