We were amused to read about H. cinctella occupying a bollard in a supermarket car park in Alton (Chatfield, J., June 2009; Mollusc World, Issue 20. p.7).

The Conchological Society partnered publication of Land and People; papers in honour of John G.

Murex brandaris

Dear readers

The secretion of Cornu aspersum has been under investigation for some years for its therapeutic properties in the area of skin ageing, which is accompanied by diminished structural integrity