Although not as colorful as their marine cousins, fresh water snails and
clams are perhaps more familiar.  They are also among the most
endangered species on earth (especially the mussels).

Under the Lily Pad
5" x 7"
Acrylic on Gessoboard

As a planorbid snail crawls, it feeds on
micro-algae on the underside of a young lily
pad.

Mussel Fishing     
4" x 9"
Acrylic on Paper

Freshwater mussels lure
fish to a mouth full of the
mussel's parasitic larvae.

Letting Go
6" x 6"
Acrylic on Gessoboard               


One physid snail lets go of the surface tension
and gently sinks toward food.

Original privately owned

The Aesthetic Mollusc
Jas. Atkinson, Artist

The Aquatic Molluscs