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Molluscs: News Items. Click on the headline link below to get the full story

Buglife protesters stamp on Royal Mail’s green credentials
As Royal Mail flaunted its green credentials with a new set of stamps featuring endangered insects yesterday, a conservation charity offered up a similar set highlighting the plight of insects that it says are threatened by one of the postal service’s developments.
Date posted: 17 Apr 2008 More items of news ...

Molluscan conservation is an important part of the Society's activities, and is co-ordinated by the Honorary Conservation Officer. The Society is represented on all the Government's Biodiversity Steering Groups which are concerned with the conservation of some of Britain's rarest molluscs.
Segmentina nitida Vertigo geyeri

Members normally have a main conchological interest, and many also have a general interest in conchological subjects. The subjects include such things as books, cooking, prose, poetry, captive breeding, shell artifacts, shells on stamps, shell craft. Articles on these and other similar subjects are included here.
Shell trumpet Dish of seafood paella

Members receive Mollusc World, Journal of Conchology and Members's Guide as part of their annual subscription.
Occasional special publications, in the format of the Journal are issued: these are offered to members at a reduced price.

Journal of Conchology and Mollusc World are available on an annual subscription basis.
The Society magazine, Mollusc World is not available separately.