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Location of the island of Great Britain A plate from G. B. Sowerby's 1859 book Illustrated Index of British Shells shows some shells of British land snails. This list comprises 239 species of non-marine molluscs that have been recorded in the scientific literature as part of the fauna of the island of Great Britain; this total excludes species found only in hothouses and aquaria.
Scotland was entirely covered in ice during the Pleistocene glaciations. [22] As the post-glacial weather warmed and the ice retreated, mammals migrated through the landscape. However, the opening of the English Channel (as sea levels rose) prevented further migrations, so mainland Britain has only two-thirds of the species that reached ...
In popular culture, the snail is known for its stereotypical slowness, while the octopus and giant squid have featured in literature since classical times as monsters of the deep. Many-headed and tentacled monsters appear as the Gorgon and the Medusa of Greek mythology, and the kraken of Nordic legend.
Until 2008, Scran was a stand-alone charity. From 2008 to 2015 it was managed by The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), and had two arms: The Scran Trust, a charitable arm that provided educational access to its records, and Scran Ltd., its wholly owned trading arm.
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Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... Culture of medieval Scotland (3 C, 25 P) E. Extinct languages of Scotland (2 C, ... Pages in category ...