Interesting Shells

Andreia Salvador is senior curator of Marine Mollusca, at the Natural History Museum, London. She is responsible for the curation of the Museum's marine gastropods collections, which is one of the largest resources of its kind in the world. Her research interests also include the history of collecting, voyages and expeditions in malacology, mostly from the 18th and 19th centuries.

'Gorgeous' - BBC Wildlife 'Anyone with a sense of beauty and aesthetics would be moved to see what natural selection has achieved in the composition, form and colour of these shells... beautiful' The Macologist 'It is hard to pick just a few of the many thought-provoking pieces of information that are included in this book.. The photographs are excellent throughout... it is a 'conchological chocolate box': dip in and sample its delights.' Mollusc World