Shellfish, Crustaceans & Mollusks On Stamps

Ireland's 2014 set of 8 "Irish animals and marine life" computer-vended stamps contains 2 stamps showing members of the phylum mollusca. They are the scallop (Pecten maximus), shown on the left, and the violet snail (Janthena janthena) on the right.

Representing 23% of its members, mollusks make up the largest group (phylum) of marine life.

Singapore's 1992 Crabs set features Mosaic Crab (20c.), Johnson's Freshwater Crab (50c.), Singapore Freshwater Crab (75c.), and Swamp Forest Crab ($1). These sheet format stamps were designed by Chua Ban Har, and litho printed on phosphorized paper by Leigh-Mardon Ltd. of Melbourne, Australia. The 20c. stamp was also sold as a horizontal (2x5) booklet of 10, with straight edges on top and bottom edges of the pane.

United States
Seashells postcard rate
January 28, 2017
The stamp set depicts the Queen conch, the Pacific calico scallop, the alphabet cone, and the zebra nerite.

Thailand
Mollusks
June 28, 1989
Saffron Cone (Conus crocatus ssp. thailandis)
Thorny Oyster (Spondylus princeps)
Green-spotted Cowrie (Cyprea guttata)
Chambered Nautilus (Nautilus pompilius)

Niue
Seashells
April 11, 2012
Map Cowrie (Leporicypraea mappa)
Geography Cone (Gastridium geographus)
Partridge Tun (Tonna perdix)
Tiger Cowrie (Cypraea tigris)

French Polynesia
Seashell Booklet
January 3, 2017
Lentigo lentiginosus
Mitra papalis
Monoplex aqualitis
Conus nussatella
Oxymeris maculata
Drupa clathrata

New Caledonia
Lobsters
Caledonian Mitten Lobster (Parribacus caledonicus)
Blue Spiny Lobster (Panulirus versicolor)

This French crab seems to be having quite a day at the beach.

Conch shell, and fishermen in a boat, engraved and printed by Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co., and issued for use in Turks & Caicos Islands on November 25, 1957, Scott No. 128.

- nethryk

Interesting design on the Turks and Caicos stamp. By continuing the engraving of the water on the blue color, the conch shell becomes a ghostly image. I can't recall and other British commonwealth bi-colors where this was done.

French Polynesia
Crustaceans
February 18, 1987
Spotted Reef Crab (Carpilius maculatus)
Sculptured Slipper Lobster (Parribacus antarticus)
Gibbon Furrow Lobster (Justita longimana)

Fiji
Coconut Crabs in Fiji
October 20, 2004
Coconut crab (Birgus latro) is found on islands across the Indian Ocean and parts of the Pacific Ocean. It is the largest land-living arthropod in the world.

Cyprus
Crabs of Cyprus
June 7, 2001
True Crab (Parthenope massena)
Box Crab (Calappa granulata)
Tufted Ghost Crab (Ocypode cursor)
Common Hermit Crab (Pagurus bernhardus)

Nigeria
Crabs
August 12, 1994
The stamp set features Geryon Crab, Spider Crab, Red Spider, and Geryon Maritae.

South West Africa
Lobster Industry
November 23, 1983
Set of four, one stamp depicts lobster harvest.