Tawny snail or brown hive snail

Montagu described these specimens as Helix trochiformis in Montagu G 1803. Testacea Britannica, Part 2 p.427-428, table 11, figure 9. This species is now called Euconulus fulvus.

In January 2020 the Montagu Collection was awarded Designated status by Arts Council England. This mark of distinction recognises the collection’s international significance to the scientific community - it is the most intact and taxonomically important collection of British shells of the early 19th century (1800-1816) to be found anywhere in the UK.