Environmental Records Centre
for Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly

Atlas of the Land and Freshwater Molluscs of Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly with drawings of the species

By Stella M Turk, Hazel M Meredith and Geraldine A Holyoak

The Atlas of The land and freshwater molluscs of Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly provides the first detailed account of the slug, snail and mussel species found within Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. Detailed maps and illustrations (as an aid to identification) are given for the majority of species, along with a brief description of the habitats in which they occur.

About 130 different species of non-marine molluscs have been recorded for Cornwall, with over half of these being very rare in the County. Species include the Green Snail Ponentina subvirescens, which is restricted to the coastal areas of south-west Britain; the Round-mouthed Snail Pomatias elegans which, unusually, is found amongst the sand dunes of the north Cornish coast; and the Ash-black Slug Limax cinereoniger, a species typical of ancient woodland. The Isles of Scilly, however, as might be expected, only have 60 species due to their small size, restriction of habitats and isolation.

The Atlas is available from the Environmental Records Centre for Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly (ERCCIS) or on-line from the Corwall Wildlife Trust at the reduced price of £10 each including postage and packing.

Please contact us to order your copy.

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